Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen song)

"Best of Both Worlds"
Single by Van Halen
from the album 5150
B-side"Best of Both Worlds (Live)"
ReleasedOctober 1986
Recorded1985–1986
GenreHard rock[1]
Length3:58 (single version) 4:49 (album version)
Songwriter(s)Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony
Van Halen singles chronology
"Love Walks In"
(1986)
"Best of Both Worlds"
(1986)
"Summer Nights"
(1986)

"Best of Both Worlds" is a song by American rock band Van Halen on their album 5150 that was later released as a single in October 1986.[2] A music video taken from the Live Without a Net concert video[3] was in heavy rotation on MTV.[4]

  1. ^ Elliott, Paul (January 5, 2021). "The battle for Van Halen: how Sammy Hagar triumphed over Dave Lee Roth". Classic Rock. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 866. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1986-11-29). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ MTV Programming Billboard December 13, 1986