Can't Stop Lovin' You

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“Can't Stop Lovin' You”
Single by Van Halen from the album Balance
B-side	Crossing Over
Released	1995
Format	CD, Cassette
Recorded	1994
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:07
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn
Van Halen singles chronology
"Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" (1995) "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (1995) "Not Enough" (1995)

Can't Stop Lovin' You is a song by American hard rock band Van Halen. It was released in 1995 as the third single from Balance.

The song was written by all members of Van Halen and is about everlasting love and friendship. The song pays homage to Ray Charles' song "I Can't Stop Loving You", particularly in the line where Sammy Hagar sings "Ray, what you said is true..."

[edit] Chart Performance

The song was Van Halen's most successful single from Balance in the United States, being the only single which reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #30. The song also reached #2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #11 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, and #33 on the UK singles chart.

[edit] Video

The video, directed by Peter Christopherson, is set in an average middle class American home, where it goes back and forth between the band performing the song and people showing their affection for one another, from an old couple celebrating their anniversary, to a teen couple, to a boy and his dog, to a woman and her pet monkey. There is also a moving moment in the video in which a girl mourns the loss of her dog.

[edit] Legacy

The song was performed considerably on the 1995 Ambulance Tour with Sammy Hagar. It was featured on both Van Halen compilations Best of Volume I and The Best of Both Worlds.