VAN HALEN - 'Tattoo' Single Audio Sample Available

January 6, 2012, 12 years ago

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VAN HALEN have confirmed their new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, will be released in North America by Interscope Records on February 7th. The first single from the album, 'Tattoo', and its accompanying video will be debut simultaneously on Tuesday, January 10th, with album pre-orders starting that day.

An audio sample of 'Tattoo' is now available at AmazonUK.

More fan-filmed footage from Van Halen's highly anticipated (which is putting it mildly) January 5th show at the Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village, NY is available below:

'Everybody Wants Some', 'She's The Woman', Dance The Night Away':

'Panama':

Van Halen News Desk has kindly shared the following photo displaying Van Halen's setlist for the invite-only club show. VHND commented: "Show was out of this world like a trip back to 1975!"

Van Halen, one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time, announced their return to the live stage with an extraordinary 2012 North American tour. The announcement was made during a once-in-a-lifetime performance, at the intimate Café Wha? in New York City on January 5th. Known around the world for some of the most iconic live performances in music history, the legendary rock band will begin their tour on February 18th. KOOL & THE GANG will join Van Halen for select tour dates. Tickets for the Live Nation-promoted tour go on sale beginning January 14th at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

A Different Kind Of Truth is Van Halen’s first original studio album with singer David Lee Roth since the band’s classic multi-platinum album 1984.

Fans can expect Van Halen to perform selections from A Different Kind Of Truth, alongside songs from their arsenal of epic hits that include: 'Eruption', 'Running with the Devil', 'Jamie’s Cryin’', 'You Really Got Me', 'Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love', 'Everybody Wants Some', 'Unchained', 'And The Cradle Will Rock', 'Beautiful Girls', 'Mean Street', 'Somebody Get Me A Doctor', 'Jump', 'Panama', 'Hot For Teacher', 'I’ll Wait', and more from their classic albums Van Halen, Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning, Diver Down and 1984.

Van Halen was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in March of 2007.

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