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OU812
Sign in to saveOU812 (pronounced "Oh You Ate One Too") is the eighth studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Released on May 24, 1988, it is the band's second album to feature vocalist Sammy Hagar. Van Halen began work on the album in September 1987 and completed it in April 1988, one month before its release.
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- Type
- Album
- Artist
- Van Halen
- First released
- 1988-05-24
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- 15
- Total plays
- 84
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Key facts
- Album.name
- OU812
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Van Halen
- Album.cover
- Van Halen - OU812.jpg
- Album.alt
- A black-and-white photo of the band members seated next to one another
- Album.recorded
- September 1987 – April 1988
- Album.studio
- 5150 Studios, Studio City, California
- Album.genre
- Hard rock glam metal
- Album.length
- 50:41 (CD) 46:50 (vinyl)
- Album.label
- Warner Bros.
- Album.prev_title
- 5150
- Album.prev_year
- 1986
- Album.next_title
- For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
- Album.next_year
- 1991
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- publication date
- 1988-05-24
- title
- OU812
- number of parts of this work
- 9
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- Track listing
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- Production
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- Certifications
- References
OU812 (pronounced "Oh You Ate One Too") is the eighth studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Released on May 24, 1988, it is the band's second album to feature vocalist Sammy Hagar. Van Halen began work on the album in September 1987 and completed it in April 1988, one month before its release.
Like its predecessor 5150, OU812 hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, the second of four consecutive #1 studio albums for the band. Spurred by four Billboard Hot 100 top-40 singles ("Black and Blue", #34; "Finish What Ya Started", #13; "When It's Love", #5; and "Feels So Good", #35), the album eventually sold over 4 million copies.