Song · Van Halen
“Me Wise Magic” by Van Halen
Released 1996
“Me Wise Magic” by Van Halen appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 1999. It was first released in 1996. Its best result is #30 on the WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #24 hard rock song of 1997, #2,342 hard rock song of all time and #28 of the '90s.
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Van Halen's 1996 compilation Best Of – Volume I wasn't just a hits package: it carried "Me Wise Magic", the first of two new tracks the band cut with David Lee Roth, their original frontman, back on lead vocals. Roth wrote it with Michael Anthony and the Van Halen brothers, Alex and Edward, while Glen Ballard produced alongside the band and Erwin Musper engineered.
The reunion had fans holding their breath, and the song delivered: it became the band's 13th number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and held the top spot for 6 weeks that autumn. Alongside "Can't Get This Stuff No More", it stands among the last recordings by the original four.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66 | 97.1 The Eagle Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | KEGL The Eagle's Top 97 Songs of 1997 | 97 |
| 1997 | 30 | WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 984 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 971 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
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