Me Wise Magic

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"Me Wise Magic" is a song by Van Halen that first appeared on the compilation album Best of Volume I. It was recorded in 1996 during the band's brief reunion with original vocalist David Lee Roth along with another new track, "Can't Get This Stuff No More." A promo CD of "Me Wise Magic" distributed to radio stations prior to the release of Best Of Volume I features a Buddha on the artwork; the line "A Buddhist riff for your inner ear" is a lyric in the song. Roth left the band following a tumultuous appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, before a planned video for "Me Wise Magic" could be filmed.

Eddie Van Halen's playing on the song and technique of using his whammy bar to raise and lower chords while still keeping them in tune is a result of recording with either his Steinberger guitar or modified Peavey Wolfgang signature model with a Trans-Trem tremolo system.