# When It's Love guitar solo > The guitar solo on When It's Love by Van Halen (1988) starts at about 3:20. From the album OU812. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Van Halen, 1988, from *OU812*. Solo by *Eddie Van Halen*. A melodic, singing solo that elevates this power ballad. One of Eddie's most tuneful leads. When It's Love by Van Halen is #16 in our ranking of the best Sammy Hagar guitar solos. The solo is played by Eddie Van Halen and the song was released in 1988. ## In our lists - [The Best Sammy Hagar Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/sammy-hagar-guitar-solos/) — #16 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on When It's Love? Eddie Van Halen played the solo on Van Halen's When It's Love (1988). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)