“Spanish Fly” is the seventh track on Van Halen II, released in March of 1979. It is a flamenco-style acoustic guitar piece, as well as Eddie Van Halen’s second studio-produced solo—considered to be a sort of follow-up to 1978’s hugely influential “Eruption” from Van Halen I.
According to the offic...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Spanish Fly was written by Eddie Van Halen.
Spanish Fly was produced by Ted Templeman.
Van Halen released Spanish Fly on Fri Mar 23 1979.
A Spanish Fly is a type of emerald-green blister beetle, historically known for its supposedly medicinal secretions, which were used to treat warts or create love potions. Its effectiveness as an aphrodesiac has never been proven.
According to the official Van Halen News Desk, Eddie played a nylon-string acoustic Ovation—a new guitar company at that point in time, which went on to be known for its unique, signature acoustic-electric series.
Eddie Van Halen, surrounded by his guitar collection, with the acoustic in the center...