It’s not meant to be anything more than a thank you — with love, with respect and with one hell of a guitar solo,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer shared.

Sammy Hagar released 'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight,' inspired by a dreamed guitar lick from Eddie Van Halen, in April 2025.

Van Halen fired Hagar in 1996, after which the singer returned to making music under his own name and focused on his bars — including a flagship cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico — and a tequila brand he’d later sell for $80 million.