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)
House of Pain
Van Halen Lyrics
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'Cause I only tie you up
I always loved you tender
But you only like it rough
Woman bound for glory
Why you're leavin' me again?
Gonna pack your bags
Heartaches all around me
How many times we tried
Said she tried to leave me
But her hands were always tied
If I had it all to do
I'd keep it just the same
Gonna fix it so you never leave
This house of pain
Uh uh uh
Uh uh uh
Uh uh uh
Uh uh uh, ow
The lyrics of Van Halen's song House of Pain are about a man's desperate attempt to hold onto a woman who is leaving him because she does not want to be tied up. While the man believes that he has always been tender with her, he acknowledges that she prefers it rough. He questions why she has decided to leave him again, and he is saddened by the heartaches that surround him. However, he is determined to fix their problems and prevent her from leaving their "house of pain" again.
On a deeper level, the song may be interpreted as a representation of the struggles that can exist in a BDSM relationship. The lyrics suggest that the man enjoys being dominant and tying up his partner, while the woman may have enjoyed it in the past but now wants to leave because it has become too much for her. The man vows to make changes so that she will not leave, however, the song ends on an ambiguous note.
Overall, House of Pain is a tense and intense portrayal of a relationship that is on the verge of collapse. The lyrics suggest that it may be difficult for the couple to find a way to reconcile their differences, as they are fundamentally at odds with each other.
Line by Line Meaning
Say you're gonna leave me
You've threatened to leave me before
'Cause I only tie you up
You accuse me of restraining you and not allowing you freedom
I always loved you tender
I've always been gentle and loving towards you
But you only like it rough
But you prefer a more intense, rough type of love
Woman bound for glory
Woman seeking to achieve great success
Why you're leavin' me again?
Why are you abandoning me again?
Gonna pack your bags
You're going to leave
And leave this house of pain
And leave this painful and toxic environment
Heartaches all around me
I am surrounded by sadness and pain
How many times we tried
We've attempted to fix this relationship multiple times
Said she tried to leave me
You've said you've tried to leave me before
But her hands were always tied
But you were always too held back or restrained to actually leave
If I had it all to do
If I could start over
I'd keep it just the same
I wouldn't change anything
Gonna fix it so you never leave
I'll try to make it so that you never want to leave me again
This house of pain
This painful home we've created together
Uh uh uh
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Uh uh uh
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Uh uh uh
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Uh uh uh, ow
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Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEX VAN HALEN, EDWARD VAN HALEN, DAVID ROTH
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