OU812 is the eighth album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1988. The album title is allegedly a joke on Van Halen's previous lead singer David Lee Roth's 1986 album Eat 'Em and Smile (OU812 translates phonetically to "Oh, you ate one too?"). However, "OU812" was also seen in the 70s sitcom Taxi written on a wall. Furthermore, "OU812" is the license plate on the red Ferrari that Red and Chong drive in Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (released in 1980). The original European release (as shipped in France, Germany, Italy and the UK) is missing track Read more on Last.fm.
