# Why Can't This Be Love guitar solo > The guitar solo on Why Can't This Be Love by Van Halen (1986) starts at about 2:18. From the album 5150. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Van Halen, 1986, from *5150*. Solo by *Eddie Van Halen*. A catchy, hook-laden solo on the band's first Hagar-fronted single. Proves Eddie's gift for melodic structure. Why Can't This Be Love by Van Halen is #8 in our ranking of the best Sammy Hagar guitar solos. The solo is played by Eddie Van Halen and the song was released in 1986. ## In our lists - [The Best Sammy Hagar Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/sammy-hagar-guitar-solos/) — #8 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Why Can't This Be Love? Eddie Van Halen played the solo on Van Halen's Why Can't This Be Love (1986). --- 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/)