Crazy Times Sammy Hagar

• 1 Intro: The Beginning Of The End 01:42
• 2 Slow Drain 04:55
• 3 Feed Your Head 03:18
• 4 Pump It Up 03:01
• 5 Be Still 04:01
• 6 You Get What You Pay For 03:56
• 7 Crazy Times 04:26
• 8 Funky Feng Shui 02:17
• 9 Father Time 04:05
• 10 Childhood's End 05:35
• 11 2120 04:27
• 12 Father Time (Acoustic) 03:45
• Total Runtime 45:28

Info for Crazy Times

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame®-inducted, Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, entrepreneur, and New York Times #1 best-selling author Sammy Hagar has announced the release of his second studio album with his Billboard chart-topping supergroup, The Circle. Their forthcoming album, titled "Crazy Times," finds Hagar, fellow Hall of Famer and longtime bassist Michael Anthony, Grammy-winning drummer Jason Bonham and Grammy-winning guitar virtuoso Vic Johnson changing course, traveling to Nashville to record the album with 8-time Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb at Nashville's historic RCA Studio A.

Working with Dave Cobb for the first time was enlightening. We went into the studio to record in the fall of 2021, when the world was starting to come out of the pandemic bubble we'd all been living in. The lyrics for 'Crazy Times' just came from that new freedom we were feeling, the freedom felt unbelievable, but a little uncertain, too. We had to ask ourselves 'what are we doing here and what do we want?'"

"Going back in the studio, creating and being with the music is just what felt natural. And it was just so different from any record I've ever made. There was joy in the hard work, catharsis and the comradery we'd craved. It was like those two years of not being able to do very much fell away and we really all came together and let it out in the music and lyrics. We were able to express what we all felt."

"Crazy Times," the band's long-anticipated sophomore album, is a follow-up to their much-lauded debut "Space Between," a multi-category #1 Billboard charting album. The new album will include 10 songs, nine of which Hagar wrote or co-wrote, along with a notable cover, "Pump It Up," a 1978 song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. The song "Crazy Times" was written by the whole band along with Dave Cobb and recorded live. Sammy explains:

"Before I stepped into the studio with Dave, he'd told me he wanted the best of my career on this record, and he wasn't going to let me get out of that studio until I gave it to him. So, I said, 'If you expect that from me, at my age, as many records as I've made, you're going to have to push me,' and he said no problem. Obviously, I dug down and just tried to write good strong songs, great lyrics, great melodies and not worry so much about the arrangements because he had that covered. And he pushed and squeezed every one of us. We went in the studio with seven songs and came out with 10. We ended up cowriting three songs with Dave Cobb and the band—including the new track, Crazy Times."

Sammy Hagar, vocals
Michael Anthony, bass
Jason Bonham, drums, percussion
Vic Johnson, guitars

Sammy Hagar
For more than four decades, Sammy Hagar has been recognized as one of the best and most accomplished lead singers and songwriters in rock music, but his journey began far from the spotlight. Born in Salinas, California in 1947 while his parents labored in the lettuce fields, hard work was ingrained in him from birth, forging the resilience and determination that would define his life. Raised in Fontana, California, he discovered music at a young age, and in 1960 convinced his mother to buy him a $39 guitar from the Sears catalog, making monthly payments to afford it. That humble start sparked a mindset that would take him from working-class roots to the biggest stages in the world; building a legacy as a rock legend, a committed philanthropist, and an entrepreneur who transformed the spirits industry.

From his breakthrough with Montrose to a multi-platinum solo career and as frontman for Van Halen, Chickenfoot, The Circle, and his latest Best of All Worlds band, Hagar has sold over 50 million albums, earned 25 Platinum records, and written rock anthems like “I Can’t Drive 55,” “Right Now,” and “Why Can’t This Be Love.” In 2024, his Best of All Worlds tour became one of the year’s top-grossing rock runs in North America and Japan. In April 2025, he released Encore, Thank You, Goodnight, a poignant, guitar-driven tribute to Eddie Van Halen, inspired by a vivid dream about his late bandmate. Co-written with Joe Satriani, the song debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song chart and earned millions of digital views. Hagar reteamed with Satriani, Michael Anthony, and Kenny Aronoff for his Stagecoach Festival headlining set, with the video premiere as their final encore. Critics hailed the song and video as a heartfelt goodbye to a legendary era, with Rolling Stone praising its gratitude-filled lyrics and the Las Vegas Review-Journal dubbing it “a seemingly impossible collaboration” brought to life. Hagar joined Satriani, Michael Anthony, and Kenny Aronoff days later to debut the song live at the opening of their hit residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM Las Vegas. The Best of All Worlds residency delivered an “only-in-Vegas” setlist spanning four decades of hits, with surprise appearances from friends like Kenny Chesney, Kesha, and Bob Weir.

Since opening his flagship Cabo Wabo Cantina in 1990, Sammy Hagar has transformed his passion for food, music, and spirits into a powerhouse lifestyle brand. In 1996, he launched Cabo Wabo Tequila, quickly turning it into the #2-selling premium tequila in the U.S. In 2010, he made history when he sold it to Gruppo Campari in a then record-breaking nine-figure deal that ignited today’s celebrity-backed spirits trend. Hagar now helms an award-winning portfolio of top-shelf brands inspired by his authentic beach and rock ‘n’ roll life, including Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum (with Rick Springfield), Santo Spirits (with Guy Fieri), and Red Rocker Brewing Co. His restaurant ventures include Sammy’s Beach Bar and Grill locations at airports in Honolulu, HI; Maui, HI; Las Vegas, NV; Cleveland, OH; and Charlotte, NC, as well as Cabo Wabo Cantinas in Cabo San Lucas and Las Vegas, and the Cabo Wabo Beach Club in Huntington Beach.

Never one to slow down, Hagar has expanded into publishing, TV, and radio with five seasons of his hit series Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar and his syndicated radio show Sammy Hagar’s Top Rock Countdown on 90+ stations. A #1 New York Times bestselling author and committed philanthropist, he and his wife Kari have donated millions to communities across the US through The Hagar Family Foundation. Named the first Honorary Ambassador to Los Cabos in 2022 for his impact on tourism and the local economy, Hagar still counts being a devoted husband and father to his four children as his greatest achievement.

Among his many honors and accolades, a Grammy Award winner (1992), an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Van Halen, 2007), the first Honorary Ambassador to Los Cabos (2022), and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2024) — yet he considers his greatest achievement being a devoted husband and father to his four children.

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