Unchained (song)
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Unchained is the best-known song from Van Halen's 1981 album Fair Warning. Considered to be one of the band's signature tracks, it is instantly identifiable and one of the most requested songs on FM radio in the 1980's.[citation needed] Eddie Van Halen wrote the main riff at 4:00 in the morning with engineer Don Landee when they were doing some overdubbing on the album. The song is also notable for being producer Ted Templeman's only vocal contribution to the band when he says "Come on Dave, gimme a break!" during the interlude of the song. He thought David Lee Roth was getting too obnoxious and he jumped in. The band liked the way it sounded and kept it in the song. [1]
