From 1974 until 1985, Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen; Eddie's brother, drummer Alex Van Halen; vocalist David Lee Roth; and bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony. Upon its release in 1978, the band's self-titled debut album reached No. 19 on the Billboard pop music charts and would sell over 10 million copies in the U.S. By 1982, the band released four more albums (Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning, and Diver Down), all of which have since been certified multi-platinum. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of the day. The album 1984 was a commercial success with U.S. sales of 10 million copies and four hit singles; its lead single, "Jump", was the band's only U.S. number one single.
In 1985, Roth left the band to embark on a solo career and was replaced by former Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar, the group released four U.S. number-one, multi-platinum albums over the course of 11 years (5150 in 1986, OU812 in 1988, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge in 1991, and Balance in 1995). Hagar left the band in 1996 shortly before the release of the band's first greatest hits collection, Best of Volume 1. Former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone replaced Hagar and recorded the commercially unsuccessful album Van Halen III with the band in 1998, before parting ways in 1999. Van Halen then went on hiatus until reuniting with Hagar in 2003 for a worldwide tour in 2004 and the double-disc greatest hits collection The Best of Both Worlds. Hagar again left Van Halen in 2005. In 2006 Roth returned, but Anthony was replaced on bass guitar by Eddie's son, Wolfgang Van Halen. In 2012, the band released their final studio album A Different Kind of Truth, which was commercially and critically successful; it was also Van Halen's first album with Roth in 28 years and the only one to feature Wolfgang.
As of March 2019, Van Halen is 20th on the RIAA list of best-selling artists in the United States; the band has sold 56 million albums in the States and more than 80 million worldwide, making them one of the best-selling groups of all time. As of 2007, Van Halen is one of only five rock bands with two studio albums to sell more than 10 million copies in the United States and is tied for the most multi-platinum albums by an American band. Additionally, Van Halen has charted 13 number-one hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. VH1 ranked the band seventh on a list of the top 100 Hard Rock artists of all time.
Eddie was diagnosed with cancer in 2001, and died of the disease on October 6, 2020. A month after his father's death, Wolfgang confirmed that Van Halen had disbanded.
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Studio albums
Van Halen (1978)
Van Halen II (1979)
Women and Children First (1980)
Fair Warning (1981)
Diver Down (1982)
1984 (1984)
5150 (1986)
OU812 (1988)
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)
Balance (1995)
Van Halen III (1998)
A Different Kind of Truth (2012)
Feels So Good
Van Halen Lyrics
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Yeah yeah
Yesterday I saw my love light shine
Straight ahead in front of me
You never really know
When love will come or go
Suddenly I walked you home
I never really knew
What love could make me do
I'll send the message in a bottle
Trust in the mercy of the sea
Stormy weather, oh yeah
Waitin' for love to set me free
Everyday I watch the tide roll in
Stay until it rolls away
Though nothing's on the shore
I'm running back for more
I'll send the message in a bottle
Play for the mercy of the sea
Stormy weather, oh yeah
Waitin' for love to rescue me
Hey, feels so good, so good, ow
And it feels so nice, so nice
When love comes around
I feel good, so good, so good, so good
It feels so nice, so nice
Feels so good
Yeah, feels so good (feels so good)
Feels so nice (so nice)
When love comes around
I feel good
Gonna make her feel nice
When love comes around
I feel good
So good, so good, so good
Come on, baby
Make me feel good
So good
Get up, get up, get up, get up (so nice)
Hey baby, I feel good
(So good) ow
Now come on, now come on (so nice)
The song “Feels So Good” is about finding love unexpectedly and surrendering oneself to it. The lyrics describe the feeling of falling in love and how it can take you by surprise. The singer talks about how he saw the love light shine in front of him and he was suddenly not alone anymore. He expresses how he had never known what love could make him do and how he was willing to put his trust in the mercy of the sea to send a message in a bottle, waiting for love to set him free.
The lyrics also talk about watching the tide roll in every day and running back for more, which could be interpreted as the ups and downs of a relationship. The stormy weather and mercy of the sea refer to the uncertainty of love and how one has to weather through the tough times in order to experience the good times. The chorus of the song repeats how good and nice it feels when love comes around and how it makes the singer feel alive.
Overall, the song “Feels So Good” is about the emotional highs and lows of love and how it can make a person feel complete. It is a classic love song that talks about surrendering oneself to love and letting it take over.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, here we go
Excitedly starting a story about love
Yeah yeah
Even more excited to tell this story
Yesterday I saw my love light shine
Yesterday, I realized that I was in love
Straight ahead in front of me
It was clear and right in front of me
You never really know
Love can be unpredictable and unexpected
When love will come or go
It's hard to tell when love will enter or exit your life
But yesterday I was alone
Before yesterday, I didn't have someone special
Suddenly I walked you home
Just as suddenly, I met someone who caught my eye
I never really knew
I had no idea that love would cause me to do this
What love could make me do
Love can inspire people to do unexpected things
I'll send the message in a bottle
I'll send an SOS to the sea for help with love
Trust in the mercy of the sea
Hope that fate will bring me the right person
Stormy weather, oh yeah
Even if things get rough, I won't give up on love
Waitin' for love to set me free
Waiting for love to bring me happiness and relief
Everyday I watch the tide roll in
Every day, I hope that love will come to me
Stay until it rolls away
And I won't stop hoping until I find love
Though nothing's on the shore
Even if I haven't found love yet
I'm running back for more
I won't give up on love, I'll keep searching
Play for the mercy of the sea
I'm putting my hope in fate, trusting in the universe
Waitin' for love to rescue me
I need love like a rescue in order to be truly happy
Hey, feels so good, so good, ow
Love feels absolutely amazing
And it feels so nice, so nice
It's a perfectly pleasant and positive feeling
When love comes around
The arrival of love is simply wonderful
I feel good, so good, so good, so good
Love makes me feel fantastic
It feels so nice, so nice
Love is an incredible feeling
Yeah, feels so good (feels so good)
I can't get enough of this amazing feeling
Feels so nice (so nice)
It's just so wonderful
Gonna make her feel nice
I want to share this amazing feeling with someone special
Come on, baby
Let's give love a chance
Make me feel good
Let's feel all the love
So good
So wonderful
Get up, get up, get up, get up (so nice)
Let's dance and celebrate how amazing love can be
Said I feel good
I'm feeling good thanks to love
(So good) ow
Love is such an intense and amazing feeling
Now come on, now come on (so nice)
Let's celebrate and enjoy this fantastic feeling
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony
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