# The “beautiful” song Sammy Hagar needed to make

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-beautiful-song-sammy-hagar-needed-to-make/
- Published: 2026-07-26T17:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T00:15:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/beautiful-song-sammy-hagar-needed-to-make/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Hagar felt compelled to write Van Halen’s ‘Love Walks In’.
- The 1986 song showed a more melodic Van Halen.
- It featured on *5150*, Hagar’s first album with the band.

## Summary

Sammy Hagar has reflected on Van Halen’s 1986 track ‘Love Walks In’, describing it as a beautiful song he felt compelled to write. The article presents the track as evidence of how Hagar’s arrival broadened the band’s sound beyond hard rock, allowing for more melodic and emotionally direct material.

‘Love Walks In’ appeared on Van Halen’s first album with Hagar, *5150*, following David Lee Roth’s departure. Built around Eddie Van Halen’s keyboard-led music, the song paired Hagar’s lyrics about an otherworldly encounter with a romantic, uplifting atmosphere and became one of the album’s notable singles.

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