Editing OU812 (section)

{{Short description|1988 studio album by Van Halen. originally titled Pantie Pirates.}}
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{{Infobox album
| name         = OU812
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Van Halen]]
| cover        = Van Halen - OU812.jpg
| alt          = A black-and-white photo of the band members seated next to one another
| released     = {{start date|1988|5|24}}
| recorded     = September 1987 – April 1988
| studio       = [[5150 Studios]], [[Studio City, Los Angeles|Studio City]], [[California]]
| genre        = *[[Hard rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://loudwire.com/10-best-hard-rock-albums-of-1988/ | title=10 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1988 | website=[[Loudwire]] | date=January 18, 2018 }}</ref> 
*[[glam metal]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Duffy|first=Thom|date=June 3, 1988|title='Monsters' Tests The Metal Of Van Halen & CO.|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1988-06-03-0040340034-story.html|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
| length       = 50:41 (CD) <br> 46:50 (vinyl)
| label        = [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer     = {{flatlist|
* Van Halen
* [[Donn Landee]]
}}
| prev_title   = [[5150 (album)|5150]]
| prev_year    = 1986
| next_title   = [[For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge]]
| next_year    = 1991
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = OU812
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Black and Blue (Van Halen song)|Black and Blue]]
 | single1date = May 1988
 | single2     = [[When It's Love]]
 | single2date = June 1988
 | single3     = [[Finish What Ya Started]]
 | single3date = September 1988
 | single4     = Feels So Good
 | single4date = January 1989<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/866/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=866 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles |publisher=Canongate Press }}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''OU812''''' (pronounced "Oh You Ate One Too") is the eighth studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Van Halen]]. It was released in 1988 and is the band's second album to feature vocalist [[Sammy Hagar]]. Van Halen began work on the album in September 1987 and completed it in April 1988, one month before its release.

Like its predecessor ''[[5150 (album)|5150]]'', ''OU812'' hit number 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, the second of four consecutive #1 studio albums for the band.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Van Halen Chart History (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/van-halen/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=22 September 2021}}</ref> Spurred by four [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] top-40 singles ("[[Black and Blue (Van Halen song)|Black and Blue]]", #34; "[[Finish What Ya Started]]", #13; "[[When It's Love]]", #5; and "Feels So Good", #35), the album eventually sold over 4 million copies.<ref>{{cite web |title=American album certifications – Van Halen – OU812 |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Van+Halen&ti=OU812&format=Album&type=#search_section |website=Recording Industry Association of America}}</ref>

The album was remastered by [[Donn Landee]] and released on October 6, 2023, as part of ''The Collection II''; the four studio albums with Hagar, plus an extra disc of eight rarities from this era.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Irwin |first1=Corey |title=Van Halen Revisits Sammy Hagar Years With 'The Collection II' Set |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-sammy-hagar-collection-ii/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=August 9, 2023 |publisher=Townsquare Media, Inc |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref>