You Give Love a Bad Name
"You Give Love a Bad Name" is a 1986 song by American hard rock band Bon Jovi and is the first single from their third studio album Slippery When Wet. It went to number 1 in the United States, number 2 in Canada and the Netherlands, number 6 in Finland, number 7 in New Zealand and number 14 in the United Kingdom.
"You Give Love a Bad Name" | ||||
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Single by Bon Jovi | ||||
from Slippery When Wet" | ||||
B-side |
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Released | July 23, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
Bon Jovi singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
- 7" single
- "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53
- "Raise Your Hands" – 4:17
- 12" single
- "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53
- "Raise Your Hands" – 4:17
- "Borderline" – 4:10
- 7" picture disc single
- "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53
- "Let It Rock" – 5:24
- CD Video single
Audio
- "Let It Rock" – 5:24
- "Raise Your Hands" – 4:17
- "Without Live" – 3:32
- "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53
Video
- "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53
References
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade. Voyageur Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7.
- ↑ Browne, David (March 17, 2020). "Bounce". Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/article/2002/10/11/bounce-4/. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ↑ Browne, David (September 6, 2001). "Why are Bon Jovi suddenly musical saints?". Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/article/2001/09/06/why-are-bon-jovi-suddenly-musical-saints/. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ↑ Deusner, Stephen (February 18, 2017). "We're all livin' on a prayer: How a hair band anthem from the least cool '80s rockers became a classic". Salon. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Huey, Steve. "You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ↑ Begrand, Adrien (April 5, 2017). "36 Essential '80s Pop Metal Tracks". Stereogum. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ↑ Leftridge, Steve (April 7, 2013). "We're Halfway There: Bon Jovi's Quest for Respectability". PopMatters. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Reviews > Singles > Pop > Recommended > Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name (3:53)". Billboard 98 (35): 83. August 30, 1986. . https://books.google.com/books?id=GSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT87.
- ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (January 5, 2009). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ↑ Donkers, Chuck. "Rock the First, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2021.