# The 1982 song Eddie Van Halen knew never belonged on his album: “I didn’t even get writing credits for it”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1982-song-eddie-van-halen-knew-never-belonged-on-his-album-i-didnt-even-get-writing-credits-for-it/
- Published: 2026-07-30T03:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T04:06:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1982-song-eddie-van-halen-knew-never-belonged-on-his-album/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Summary

The article text you've provided only contains site navigation ("Music Film Travel Art News Shop Mailing List... Cover Story | Yard Act") — no actual article content came through, and I can't fetch the page directly (it returned a 403 error). I attempted a web search to find the article's content, but that requires your permission first.

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2. Paste the full article text directly?

Based on the title alone, this appears to be about a specific 1982 Van Halen song (likely from *Diver Down*) that Eddie Van Halen felt didn't belong on the album and for which he didn't receive songwriting credit — but I'd rather confirm the actual details than guess at specifics like the song title.

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