Sammy Hagar, as he often does during interviews, turned heads recently when he said he'd written a song inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, and had tapped Joe Satriani to bring it to life. Now, the Red Rocker has released the song, Encore, Thank You, Goodnight, and it represents a surprise new chapter in the Van Halen storybook.

Former Van Halen singer and tequila-heist victim Sammy Hagar recently released “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.,” a new single that he says he co-wrote with his former bandmate Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen passed away in 2020,

We felt at first the new song would be played last, as an encore, a thank and a goodnight. The title indicated as much. But Sammy Hagar let it go at the top, playing the just-released ““Encore, Thank You,