History Music / MCMLXXXIV

''MCMLXXXIV'' (sometimes styled ''1984'' in other media) is the sixth studio album recorded by American hard rock band Music/VanHalen. It was released through [[Creator/WarnerBrosRecords Warner Bros. Records]] on January 9, 1984.

* TitleByNumber: The album shows the title as roman numerals. The song is the Arabic numerals.

Pistons popping, ain't no stopping now''
-->--'''"Panama"'''

* AndStarring: Michael [=McDonald=] helped the band write "I'll Wait"
* BigOMG: During the BigRockEnding in "Hot for Teacher"
* BigRockEnding: "Hot for Teacher"

* {{Instrumental}}: The TitleTrack

* TeacherStudentRomance: The subject of "Hot for Teacher", though perhaps more one-sided and tongue-in-cheek than other examples
* TitleByNumber: The album shows the title as roman numerals. The song is the Arabic numerals
* TitleTrack: "1984"

** The geeky kid in the video, Waldo, is said to have disappeared, but the video suggests he opened up socially and became a pimp.

[[caption-width-right:320:''And I know, baby, just how you feel\\
You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real'']]

[[caption-width-right:320:''I ain't the worst that you've seen\\
Oh can't you see what I mean?'']]

* DoubleMeaning: "Panama" could alternatively be about a CoolCar or AutoErotica

''MCMLXXXIV'' (sometimes styled ''1984'' in other media) is the sixth studio album recorded by American hard rock band Music/VanHalen, their last with Music/DavidLeeRoth as their lead singer. It was released through [[Creator/WarnerBrosRecords Warner Bros. Records]] on January 9, 1984.

It was well-received. Robert Christgau of ''The Village Voice'' graded ''MCMLXXXIV'' a B+, and noted that it avoided the "fluff" and "schlock", creating "an all-purpose mise-en-scéne" for Eddie's guitar work. J.D. Considine of ''Magazine/RollingStone'', in particular, noted that its biggest hit song, "Jump", was not the kind of song you'd expect from such a band, but was put together by Roth's singing and Alex Van Halen's drum work to exemplar of Van Halen's catalogue.

It was well-received. Robert Christgau of ''The Village Voice'' graded ''MCMLXXXIV'' a B+, and noted that it avoided the "fluff" and "schlock", creating "an all-purpose mise-en-scéne" for Eddie's guitar work. J.D. Considine of ''Magazine/RollingStone'', in particular, noted that its biggest hit song, "Jump", was not the kind of song you'd expect from such a band, but was put together by Roth's singing and Alex Van Halen's drum work.

The album was supported by four singles: "Jump", "I'll Wait", "Panama", and "Hot for Teacher". The first three were all big hits in the US, with "Jump" becoming the band's only #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. While it wasn't exactly a hit on the charts, "Hot for Teacher" earned notoriety for its music video, which became popular on Creator/{{MTV}}.

Ironically, this turned into a springboard for David Lee Roth to depart the band. Desiring greater creative control--with differing stories on other specifics--he quit after this album's promotional tour and began a solo career.

Commercially, it was a monster hit, going ten-times Platinum (later Diamond) in the United States. It also went quintle-Platinum in Canada, and earned them their second Gold record in the United Kingdom. But it would hit a brick wall on the Billboard 200 album chart, only reaching #2.

** David becomes a game show hist

* AndStarring: Music/MichaelMcDonald helped the band write "I'll Wait"

* DualMeaningSong: "Panama" could alternatively be about a CoolCar or AutoErotica