Van Halen » You Really Got Me
Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide[2] and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. During the 1980’s they also had more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any other hard rock, heavy metal band of the decade. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Van Halen is the 19th best selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the USA and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the USA.
“You Really Got Me” is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. It was released as the group’s third single, in August 1964, and reached Number 1 on the UK singles chart the following month, staying there for two weeks. It was the group’s breakthrough hit, and established them as one of the top British Invasion acts in the United States, reaching Number 7 there later in the year. It was later included on the Kinks’ debut album, The Kinks. {wikipedia}
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