Soundtrack
editLike the other band-centric Guitar Hero games, Guitar Hero: Van Halen includes 61 songs from the band Van Halen, including 5 guitar solos by Eddie Van Halen, in addition to 38 guest acts, including 2 solo songs by both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar respectively, with a total of 100 songs.[1] The Van Halen songs in the game are taken during the time when David Lee Roth was in the band, and also includes works featuring Sammy Hagar with one song of Gary Cherone. Riley also stated that most of the guest acts were selected by Wolfgang Van Halen, at the suggestion of Roth.[2] The following songs are included in the game:[3][4][5]
| Year | Song title | Artist | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "316 (Live)"a | Van Halen | |
| 1978 | "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 1980 | "And the Cradle Will Rock..."+ | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1986 | "Anything She Does"+ | Genesis | 8. London |
| 1987 | "Armageddon It" | Def Leppard | 8. London |
| 1978 | "Atomic Punk" | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1979 | "Beautiful Girls" | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 1986 | "Best of Both Worlds" | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 2005 | "Best of You" | Foo Fighters | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1988 | "Black and Blue" | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 1988 | "Cabo Wabo" | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1995 | "Can't Stop Lovin' You" | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 1982 | "Cathedral"a | Van Halen | |
| 1988 | "Born to Be My Baby" | Bon Jovi | 4. Rome |
| 2007 | "Come to Life"+ | Alter Bridge | 4. Rome |
| 1979 | "Dance the Night Away" | Van Halen | 10. The Early Years |
| 1982 | "Dancing in the Street"+ | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1978 | "Don't Look Back" | Boston | 4. Rome |
| 1995 | "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 2002 | "Dope Nose" | Weezer | 8. London |
| 1978 | "Double Vision"+ | Foreigner | 8. London |
| 1991 | "The Dream is Over"+ | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 1986 | "Dreams" | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 2004 | "The End of Heartache"+ | Killswitch Engage | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1978 | "Eruption"a | Van Halen | |
| 1980 | "Everybody Wants Some!!" | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1988 | "Feels So Good"+ | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 1978 | "Feel Your Love Tonight" | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
| 1988 | "Finish What Ya Started" | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 2001 | "First Date" | Blink-182 | 6. Berlin |
| 1987 | "Give To Live" | Sammy Hagar | 6. Berlin |
| 1986 | "Good Enough"+ | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1982 | "Hang ‘Em High"+ | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1988 | "Headed For a Heartbreak"+ | Winger | 8. London |
| 1989 | "Heaven" | Warrant | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1981 | "Hear About It Later"+ | Van Halen | 10. The Early Years |
| 1984 | "Hot for Teacher"+ | Van Halen | 10. The Early Years |
| 1996 | "Humans Being"+ | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 1984 | "I Can't Drive 55" | Sammy Hagar | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1978 | "Ice Cream Man" | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 1984 | "I'll Wait" | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1978 | "I'm the One"+ | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 2004 | "It's About Time" | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 1988 | "I Want a Woman" | Ratt | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1989 | "I Want It All" | Queen | 8. London |
| 1982 | "Intruder/(Oh) Pretty Woman" | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1978 | "Jamie's Cryin'" | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1984 | "Jump" | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1988 | "Just Like Paradise" | David Lee Roth | 8. London |
| 1989 | "Kid Ego"+ | Extreme | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1987 | "Learning to Fly" | Pink Floyd | 8. London |
| 1978 | "Little Dreamer" | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1982 | "Little Guitars" | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
| 1980 | "Loss of Control"+ | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1986 | "Love Walks In" | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1991 | "Man on a Mission" | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 2006 | "Master Exploder" | Tenacious D | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1996 | "Me Wise Magic"+ | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 1981 | "Mean Street" | Van Halen | 10. The Early Years |
| 1988 | "Mine All Mine"+ | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
| 1978 | "On Fire"+ | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
| 2004 | "Pain" | Jimmy Eat World | 6. Berlin |
| 1990 | "Painkiller"+ | Judas Priest | 4. Rome |
| 1984 | "Panama" | Van Halen | 1. Van Halen Intro |
| 1991 | "Pleasure Dome"+ | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 1991 | "Poundcake"+ | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1998 | "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" | The Offspring | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1987 | "Radio Waves" | Roger Waters | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1996 | "Respect the Wind"a | Eddie Van Halen | |
| 1991 | "Right Now"+ | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1995 | "Rock and Roll Is Dead" | Lenny Kravitz | 4. Rome |
| 1984 | "Rock You Like a Hurricane"+ | Scorpions | 6. Berlin |
| 1980 | "Romeo Delight" | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1991 | "Runaround" | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
| 1978 | "Runnin' with the Devil" | Van Halen | 1. Van Halen Intro |
| 1978 | "Safe European Home" | The Clash | 6. Berlin |
| 1997 | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind | 8. London |
| 2007 | "Sick, Sick, Sick" | Queens of the Stone Age | 6. Berlin |
| 1988 | "Smooth Up In Ya" | BulletBoys | 4. Rome |
| 1981 | "So This Is Love?" | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
| 1979 | "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" | Van Halen | 3. West Hollywood |
| 1972 | "Space Truckin'" | Deep Purple | 4. Rome |
| 1979 | "Spanish Fly"a | Van Halen | |
| 2003 | "Stacy's Mom" | Fountains of Wayne | 6. Berlin |
| 1986 | "Summer Nights" | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 2007 | "The Takedown" | Yellowcard | 4. Rome |
| 2012 | "Tattoo" | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1984 | "Top Jimmy"+ | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
| 1991 | "Top of the World" | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 1984 | "Turn Up the Radio" | Autograph | 6. Berlin |
| 1981 | "Unchained" | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 1990 | "Up All Night" | Slaughter | 4. Rome |
| 1982 | "White Wedding (Part 1)" | Billy Idol | 2. Los Angeles |
| 1988 | "When It's Love" | Van Halen | 7. Dallas |
| 1986 | "Why Can't This Be Love?" | Van Halen | 5. New York City |
| 1987 | "Wild Side"+ | Mötley Crüe | 6. Berlin |
| 1998 | "Without You"+ | Van Halen | 11. Tokyo |
| 1993 | "Won't Get Fooled Again (Live)"+ | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
| 1986 | "Yankee Rose" | David Lee Roth | 6. Berlin |
| 1978 | "You Really Got Me" | Van Halen | 9. New Netherlands |
^+ Song contains both a single and double bass drums chart.
^a Song is a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen.
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