| "Top of the World" | ||||
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| Single by Van Halen | ||||
| from the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge | ||||
| B-side | "In 'n' Out" | |||
| Released | September 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | 5150 Studios, Studio City, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[2][3] | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Van Halen Michael Anthony Sammy Hagar Alex Van Halen | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Johns Ted Templeman Van Halen | |||
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"Top of the World" is a song written by the group Van Halen for their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, released as the second single from the album, and spent four non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., becoming their eighth number one on this chart. It was the only single off the album to crack the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #27. The main guitar riff from "Top of the World" is actually carried over from the closing guitar background riff from 1984's "Jump".
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 866. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ "Remembering Eddie Van Halen: His 20 greatest performances". Los Angeles Times. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
"Top of the World" was indeed an ascendant return to pop-metal mastery
- ^ Kot, Greg (September 3, 1991). "It's the Guitarist Who Still Makes Van Halen Rock". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2021.