| "Runnin' with the Devil" | ||||
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| Single by Van Halen | ||||
| from the album Van Halen | ||||
| B-side | "Eruption" | |||
| Released | May, 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Van Halen | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
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"Runnin' with the Devil" is a rock song and the first track from Van Halen's 1978 eponymous debut album. The song lyrics were inspired by the Ohio Players song "Runnin' from the Devil".[1] In 2009 it was named the 9th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.[2]