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"Beautiful Girls"
Single by Van Halen
from the album Van Halen II
A-side"Beautiful Girls"
B-side"D.O.A."
ReleasedAugust 1979
RecordedDecember 1978 - January 1979
Genre Hard rock
Length3:57
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ted Templeman
Van Halen singles chronology
" Dance the Night Away"
(1979) 		"Beautiful Girls"
(1979) 		" And the Cradle Will Rock..."
(1980)

"Beautiful Girls" is the last song from Van Halen's second album, Van Halen II, from 1979. The song was a concert staple during their tour for this album. The song was originally titled "Bring on the Girls" when it was recorded for the 25-song Warner Brothers demo, but the title and lyrics were changed accordingly. [1]

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 84

Reception

Cash Box said that "David Lee Roth belts out the lead vocal with a sense of good humor rarely seen in heavy metal." [3] Record World said that Van Halen's "trademark raunchy guitar is accompanied by carefree, youthful vocals." [4] Author Chuck Klosterman ranked it the 20th-best Van Halen song, calling it the "supernatural definition of musical immediacy." [5]

Notes

  1. ^ "Van Halen II". www.classicvanhalen.com.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 879.
  3. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 18, 1979. p. 15. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. August 18, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Klosterman, Chuck (October 6, 2020). "All 131 Van Halen Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best A look back at the band's formidable legacy". Vulture.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

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