Without You (Van Halen song)

"Without You" is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their 1998 album Van Halen III. It was the first of three singles from the album, as well as the first to feature Gary Cherone on vocals. The track debuted at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the second in the magazine's history to do so (after Rush's "Stick It Out" in 1993). It is the band's last single to reach the peak position.

"Without You"
Single by Van Halen
from the album Van Halen III
B-side"Ballet or the Bullet"
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1998
Recorded1997
Studio5150 Studios, Studio City, California
GenreHard rock
Length6:28 (album version)
5:14 (single edit)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Gary Cherone, Alex Van Halen
Producer(s)Mike Post and Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen singles chronology
"Can't Get This Stuff No More"
(1997)
"Without You"
(1998)
"One I Want"
(1998)

The "Without You" music video cost over $1,000,000 to make. The band footage for the music video was shot in Los Angeles, California, over January 28–29, 1998. The remaining footage was shot inside the Icehotel in Sweden, with model Morag Dickson. The video premiered on MTV on March 2, 1998.

Track listing edit

CD single track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Without You" (radio edit)4:57
2."Without You" (album version)6:28
3."Ballet or the Bullet" (album version)5:37

Charts edit

Chart performance for "Without You"
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 56
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[2] 1

References edit

  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 292.
  2. ^ "Van Halen Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2022.