Unchained has many of the elements that make Van Halen songs memorable: ear-grabbing riff, killer guitar solo, fist-pumping energy, rich vocal harmonies. The song s secret weapon, however, comes during its breakdown, with a flippant, tongue-in-cheek exchange between singer David Lee Roth and producer Ted Templeman.
The song, which was recorded during the spring of 1981 and released as a single on July 22 that year is one of the most straightforward tracks from Van Halen s boundary-pushing fourth album,
Fair Warning. The attack pulls back about mid-song, with Roth telling Templeman
That suit is you! with the producer firing back,
Come on, Dave, gimme a break!
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