"Somebody Get Me a Doctor" is a 1979 song by Van Halen. It is the third song on their second album, Van Halen II. The main riff for the song had already been composed by 1974, as evidenced by a home recording. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" was one of the first Van Halen songs to be written, alongside "Runnin' With the Devil", and it was included on a 1976 demo arranged by Gene Simmons of Kiss. It was one of the early favorites of their stage show. However, it was not selected to be included on their first album by producer Ted Templeman. According to Eddie Van Halen, the song is about "being high and feeling good and ODing and stuff like that."