Van Halen recorded "Right Now" in 1991 for their For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (the first letters of each word intentionally spell a bad word) . It was released in 1992 and and ended up going to #2 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and #55 on the Hot 100. The album, however, went #1.
Frontman Sammy Hagar says the lyrics for "Right Now" were the best he ever wrote for a Van Halen song. "I was tired of writing cheap sex songs," he said. "Eddie and I wanted to get serious and talk about world issues."
Pepsi-Cola Co. obtained the rights for the song to use in their commercials for Crystal Pepsi in 1993. They were going to have sound-a-likes sing it, but Van Halen decided they may as well get paid for the performance too. The clear soda turned out to be a huge flop, but the commercial was good.
The video was inspired by Phil Collins "Another Day In Paradise". Hagar once said he didn't like the video because it wasn't enough about the band. Regardless of what Hagar thought people loved the video and it got a lot of attention on MTV. It won 3 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year.
Van Halen "Right Now" 1992