Bon Jovi

Biography

Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley, and bassist Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013.
In 1984, Bon Jovi released their self-titled debut album, and its single "Runaway×RunawayFebruary 1984 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksARunaway3:54BLove Lies4:08" managed to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet×Slippery When Wet10 August 1986 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1Let It Rock5:252You Give Love a Bad Name3:443Livin’ on a Prayer4:104Social Disease4:185Wanted Dead or Alive5:086Raise Your Hands4:187Without Love3:408I’d Die for You4:329Never Say Goodbye4:5010Wild in the Streets3:54, which included three Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached No. 1: "You Give Love a Bad Name×You Give Love a Bad NameAugust 1986 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1You Give Love a Bad Name3:532Raise Your Hands4:17" and "Livin' on a Prayer". Their fourth album, New Jersey×New Jersey19 September 1988 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Lay Your Hands on Me5:592Bad Medicine5:173Born to Be My Baby4:404Living in Sin4:395Blood on Blood6:176Homebound Train5:117Wild Is the Wind5:098Ride Cowboy Ride1:259Stick to Your Guns4:4510I’ll Be There for You5:471199 in the Shade4:3012Love for Sale3:57 (1988), was also commercially successful, featuring five Top 10 singles, including the number ones "Bad Medicine×Bad MedicineSeptember 1988 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Bad Medicine5:182Lay Your Hands On Me6:02399 In The Shade4:29" and "I'll Be There for You". The band toured and recorded during the late 1980s, culminating in the 1988–90 New Jersey Syndicate Tour.
In 1992, the band returned with the double-platinum Keep the Faith, which included the hit "Bed of Roses×Bed of Roses1992 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Bed of Roses (edit)5:052Starting All Over Again3:45". This was followed by their biggest-selling and longest-charting single "Always×Always20 September 1994 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Always4:582I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas4:313Living in Sin4:394Please Come Home for Christmas2:53" in 1994. The album These Days×These Days2 June 1995 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Hey God6:102Something for the Pain4:463This Ain’t a Love Song5:064These Days6:265Lie to Me5:336Damned4:277My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms5:428(It’s Hard) Letting You Go5:509Hearts Breaking Even5:0510Something to Believe In5:2511If That’s What It Takes5:2712Diamond Ring3:4613All I Want Is Everything5:2314Bitter Wine4:34Disc 21Always (live in Montreal)5:532Good Guys Don’t Always Wear White4:313Prostitute4:304Lonely at the Top4:155When She Comes3:286The End3:42 (1995), showcased a more mature sound. Following a second hiatus, their 2000 album Crush×Crush17 May 2000 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1It’s My Life3:442Say It Isn’t So3:333Thank You for Loving Me5:094Two Story Town5:105Next 100 Years6:196Just Older4:297Mystery Train5:158Save the World5:329Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars4:3110She’s a Mystery5:1811I Got the Girl4:3712One Wild Night4:1813I Could Make a Living Out of Lovin’ You4:4014Neurotica4:33, particularly the lead single, "It's My Life", successfully introduced the band to a younger audience. The platinum albums Have a Nice Day×Have a Nice Day14 September 2005 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Have a Nice Day3:492I Want to Be Loved3:493Welcome to Wherever You Are3:474Who Says You Can’t Go Home?4:415Last Man Standing4:376Bells of Freedom4:567Wildflower4:148Last Cigarette3:389I Am3:5410Complicated3:3711Novocaine4:4912Story of My Life4:0913Dirty Little Secret3:32 (2005) and Lost Highway×Lost Highway11 June 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Lost Highway4:142Summertime3:193(You Want to) Make a Memory4:384Whole Lot of Leavin'4:185We Got It Going On4:136Any Other Day4:047Seat Next to You4:238Everybody's Broken4:139Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore4:4510The Last Night3:3311One Step Closer3:3812I Love This Town4:38 (2007) saw the band incorporate elements of country music into some songs, including the 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", which won the band a Grammy Award and became the first single by a rock band to reach No. 1 on the country charts. The Circle (2009) marked a return to the band's rock sound. The band further success touring, with the 2005–06 Have a Nice Day Tour and 2007–08 Lost Highway Tour ranking among the Top 20 highest-grossing concert tours of the 2000s. After releasing Because We Can in 2013, lead guitarist Richie Sambora left the band, just before a concert during the supporting tour to spend more time with family. The band released their first studio album without Sambora, This House Is Not for Sale×This House Is Not for Sale21 October 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1This House Is Not for Sale3:372Living With the Ghost4:453Knockout3:314Labor of Love5:045Born Again Tomorrow3:336Roller Coaster3:407New Year’s Day4:278The Devil’s in the Temple3:199Scars on This Guitar5:0610God Bless This Mess3:2311Reunion4:1412Come On Up to Our House4:3413Touch of Grey4:06 in 2016, touring it in 2017–19. Their album 2020 was reworked to include songs inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests.
Bon Jovi has been credited with bridging "the gap between heavy metal and pop with style and ease". The band has released 16 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums. They have sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling American rock bands, and performed 3000 concerts in 50 countries in front of a total audience of 34 million people. Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band received the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004.

Formation and "Runaway" (1980–1983)

Jon Bon Jovi began performing music live in 1975, at the age of 13, playing piano and guitar in New Jersey with his first band, Raze. At 16, Jon met David Bryan and formed a band called Atlantic City Expressway. Still in his teens, Bon Jovi played in the band John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones at clubs such as the Fast Lane and opening for local acts. By 1980, he had formed another band, the Rest, and opened up for New Jersey acts such as Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Also in 1980, Jon recorded his first single, "Runaway×RunawayFebruary 1984 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksARunaway3:54BLove Lies4:08" in his cousin's studio, backed up by studio musicians. The song was played by a local radio station on a compilation tape.
By mid-1982, out of school and working part-time at a women's shoe store, Jon Bon Jovi took a job at the Power Station Studios, a Manhattan recording facility where his cousin Tony Bongiovi was co-owner. Jon made several demos – including one produced by Billy Squier – and sent them to record companies, though failing to make an impact. His first professional recording was as lead vocals in "R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas," which was part of the Christmas in the Stars album which his cousin co-produced.
In 1983, Jon visited a local radio station WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple" in Lake Success, New York, to write and sing the jingles for the station. He spoke with DJ Chip Hobart and to the promotion director, John Lassman, who suggested Jon let WAPP include the song "Runaway" on the station's compilation album of local homegrown talent. Jon was reluctant, but eventually gave them the song, which he had re-recorded in 1982 (following a rough early recording in 1981) with local studio musicians whom he designated The All Star Review – guitarist Tim Pierce, keyboardist Roy Bittan (from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band), drummer Frankie LaRocka, and bassist Hugh McDonald.
In March 1983, Bon Jovi called David Bryan, who in turn called bassist Alec John Such and an experienced drummer named Tico Torres, both formerly of the band Phantom's Opera. Tapped to play lead guitar for a short tour supporting "Runaway" was Bon Jovi's friend and neighbor, Dave Sabo ("The Snake"), though he never officially joined the band. He and Jon promised each other that whoever made it first, would help out the other. Sabo later went on to form the group Skid Row. Jon saw and was impressed with hometown guitarist Richie Sambora who was recommended by fellow bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. Sambora had toured with Joe Cocker, played with a group called Mercy and had been called up to audition for Kiss. He also played on the album Lessons, originally intended for release in 1982 with the band Message for which Alec John Such was the bassist. Message was originally signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records label, although the album was never officially released at the time. Meanwhile, WAPP, the station that had first played "Runaway" worked with WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV) in nearby Secaucus, NJ on a music video show, Rock 9 Videos, for a short time in 1984.
Tico Torres was also an experienced musician, having recorded and played live with Phantom's Opera, The Marvelettes, and Chuck Berry. He appeared on 26 records and had recently recorded with Franke and the Knockouts, a Jersey band with hit singles during the early 1980s.
David Bryan had quit the band that he and Bon Jovi had founded in order to study medicine. While in college, he realized that he wanted to pursue music full-time, and was accepted to Juilliard School, a New York music school. When Bon Jovi called his friend and said that he was putting together a band, and a record deal looked likely, Bryan followed Bon Jovi's lead and gave up his studies.

Bon Jovi, 7800° Fahrenheit, Slippery When Wet and New Jersey (1984–1989)

Once the band began playing showcases and opening for local talent, they caught the attention of record executive Derek Shulman, who signed them to Mercury Records and who was part of the PolyGram company. Because Jon Bon Jovi wanted a group name, Pamela Maher, a friend of Richard Fischer and an employee of Doc McGhee, suggested they call themselves Bon Jovi, following the example of the other famous two-word bands such as Van Halen. This name was chosen instead of the original idea of Johnny Electric. Pamela's suggestion of the name was met with little enthusiasm, but two years later they hit the charts under that name.
With the help of their new manager Doc McGhee they recorded the band's debut album, Bon Jovi, which was released on January 21, 1984. The album included the band's first hit single, "Runaway×RunawayFebruary 1984 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksARunaway3:54BLove Lies4:08", reaching the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked at number forty-three on the Billboard 200 album chart. In April 1984, Bon Jovi did their first Los Angeles performance at the Country Club in Reseda, California with opening acts Stryper and Angeles. The group soon found itself opening for Scorpions in the U.S. and for Kiss in Europe.
In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album, 7800° Fahrenheit×7800° Fahrenheit5 June 1985 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1In and Out of Love4:242Price of Love4:153Only Lonely4:594King of the Mountain3:545Silent Night5:056Tokyo Road5:427Hardest Part Is the Night4:238Always Run to You5:009To the Fire4:2610Secret Dreams4:53, was released. The band released three singles: "Only Lonely×Only Lonely1985 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAOnly Lonely3:58BAlways Run to You5:00", "In and Out of Love×In And Out Of Love1985 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAIn and Out of Love (edit)3:59BBreakout (Japanese live version)4:56" and the ballad "Silent Night". The album peaked at number thirty-seven on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by RIAA. While the album did not sell as well as the band had hoped, it allowed Bon Jovi to get out on the road touring again. In May 1985, Bon Jovi headlined venues in Japan and Europe. At the end of the European tour, the band began a six-month run of U.S. tour dates supporting Ratt. In the midst of that tour, they appeared at the Texas Jam and Castle Donington's Monsters of Rock concerts in England. The band also performed at the first Farm Aid in 1985.
After two moderately successful albums, the group changed its approach and hired professional songwriter Desmond Child as a collaborator. Bruce Fairbairn was chosen to produce and, in early 1986, Bon Jovi moved to Vancouver, Canada to spend six months recording a third album. They named it Slippery When Wet after visiting a strip club in Vancouver. On August 16, 1986, Slippery When Wet was released and it spent eight weeks atop the Billboard 200. The first two singles from the album, "You Give Love a Bad Name×You Give Love a Bad NameAugust 1986 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1You Give Love a Bad Name3:532Raise Your Hands4:17" and "Livin' on a Prayer", both hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Slippery When Wet was named 1987's top-selling album by Billboard, and "Livin' On A Prayer" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. The band won an award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band at the American Music Awards and an award for Favorite Rock Group at the People's Choice Awards. When Slippery When Wet was released in August 1986, Bon Jovi was the support act for 38 Special. By the end of 1986, Bon Jovi were well into six months of headline dates in arenas across America. In August 1987, they headlined England's Monsters of Rock festival. During their set, Dee Snider, Bruce Dickinson and Paul Stanley guested to perform "We're an American Band". The band ended the year having headlined 130 shows in the "Tour Without End", grossing $28,400,000.
Determined to prove that the success of Slippery When Wet was not a fluke, Bon Jovi released their fourth effort, New Jersey, in September 1988 which peaked at number one in the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. The album produced five Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Bon Jovi the record for the most Top 10 singles spawned by a hard rock album. Two of the hits, "Bad Medicine×Bad MedicineSeptember 1988 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Bad Medicine5:182Lay Your Hands On Me6:02399 In The Shade4:29" and "I'll Be There for You", reached number one. The album's three other singles, "Born to Be My Baby×Born to Be My Baby1988 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Born to Be My Baby4:412Love for Sale3:593Runaway3:514Livin’ on a Prayer4:10", "Lay Your Hands on Me×Lay Your Hands on Me5 September 1989 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Lay Your Hands on Me6:012You Give Love a Bad Name3:423Let It Rock4:26", and "Living in Sin×Living in Sin1988 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksALiving in SinB1Love Is WarB2Blood on Blood (live)", reached the top ten. The video for "Living In Sin" was banned by MTV for sexual content; after the video was re-edited, MTV put it in heavy rotation. Bon Jovi mounted another worldwide tour that continued throughout 1989 and 1990. They visited more than 22 countries and performed more than 232 shows. On June 11, 1989, the band performed a homecoming concert at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. In August 1989, the band headed to the Soviet Union for the Moscow Music Peace Festival. Bon Jovi were officially sanctioned by the Soviet government to perform in the Soviet Union, and New Jersey was legally released in the USSR.
In the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora performed acoustic versions of "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive×Wanted Dead or Alive1986 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracksA1Wanted Dead or Alive (long version)5:07A2Wanted Dead or Alive (live version)8:10B1Wanted Dead or Alive (acoustic version)5:36B2I’d Die for You4:31". While MTV Unplugged was already in development by the time of this event, its showrunners have credited the pair's performance with influencing the show to go from initially being meant only for "young, up-and-coming artists" into being a simplified showcase for the "big, stadium, electric-arena-type acts".
The exhaustion of recording Slippery When Wet and New Jersey back to back and going on highly paced world tours took its toll. By the end of the New Jersey tour, the band had 16 months of concerts under its belt. The bandmates were exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally. Following the final tour date in Mexico, and without any clear plans for their future, the members of the band simply went home. The band has since stated that there were few if any goodbyes between them. During the time they took off from the scene, members of the band retreated to their own projects and showed no desire to make another album.

Keep the Faith, Cross Road and These Days (1992–1996)

Jon Bon Jovi fired manager Doc McGhee in 1991. Jon took on the management responsibilities himself by closing ranks and creating Bon Jovi Management. In October 1991, the band went to a Caribbean island of St. Thomas to discuss plans for the future. They managed to resolve their differences by allowing each member to speak about his feelings without interruption from each other. Upon resolving their issues, they headed back into the Vancouver Little Mountain studios with Bob Rock to work on the band's fifth album in January 1992.
Bon Jovi's fifth studio album, Keep the Faith×Keep the Faith30 October 1992 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1I Believe5:492Keep the Faith5:473I'll Sleep When I'm Dead4:434In These Arms5:195Bed of Roses6:346If I Was Your Mother4:277Dry County9:528Woman in Love3:499Fear3:0610I Want You5:3611Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll4:2512Little Bit of Soul5:45, was released in November 1992, representing "the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Bon Jovi" and marking a change in the band's sound and image. The album turned away from heavy drums and wild guitar solos, but instead introduced a more mature sound of Bon Jovi and contained more serious lyrics. The media focused considerable attention on Jon Bon Jovi's hair. When Jon Bon Jovi cut his hair he made headlines on CNN. To promote Keep The Faith they returned to their roots playing a few dates at the small New Jersey clubs where they had started their career. The band appeared on MTV Unplugged but that was different from the other episodes of MTV Unplugged series. The performance captures Bon Jovi in an intimate, "in the round" experience, performing acoustic and electric renditions of classic hits (Bon Jovi and non-Bon Jovi tracks) and new material from Keep the Faith. The concert was released commercially in 1993 as Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi. The album managed to reach Double Platinum×Double PlatinumAlbum · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 34 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Helter Skelter (live 090795 - radio City Music Hall, NYC - Music Awards)1:362Rockin’ In the Free World (live 1995 - Johannesburg, South Africa)5:503Keep the Faith (live 032296 - Parisian TV)5:484You Give Love a Bad Name (live 1994 - New Orleans)3:295Living on a Prayer (live Different version 1995 - Los Angeles)4:486Bad Medicine (live 1992 - Philadelphia)4:327Something for the Pain (live 032296 - Parisian TV)4:368Lay Your Hands on Me (live 1989 Giants Stadium, New Jersey)5:309Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night (live 1995 Chicago)4:4610These Days (live 030596 - Maida Vale Stadium)5:2311I Don’t Like Mondays (live 032296 - Parisian TV - Guest Vocals by Bob Geldof)4:4512Save the Last Dance for Me (live 032296 - Parisian TV - With Willy De Ville)2:4813Livin’ on a Prayer (version ’94)5:1414Cama de Rosas5:0915I’ll Be There for You (live 051996 - Yokohama Stadium - 2nd Night version)6:2916This Ain’t a Love Song (live 052096 - Yokohama Stadium - 3rd Night version)6:40Disc 21Edge of a Broken Heart (remixed outtake)4:322I’ll Sleep When I'm Dead (Bobs remix edit)4:063It’s Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)5:084We Got to Get Out of This Place (live Barcelona 1993)6:295Love Fore Sale (live Miami 1992)2:596Mrs. Robinson (TFI Friday Tvshow 131996)3:217Fields of Fire (session demo 1992)4:108Tumblin’ Dice4:149I Thank You (Unreleased Studio Outtake)3:1610I Don’t Like Mondays (Duet With Bob Geldorf Wembley Stadium 2561995)5:5511Let’s Make It Baby (session demo 1988)6:2012Crazy (live Count Basietheatre New Jersey 1995)3:3013Heaven Help Us (Guest Vocals by Richie Sambora)4:3614Help2:5015Levon (Solo version by Jon Bon Jovi for the Elton John Tribute album Two Rooms)5:0516How Long Has This Been Going On5:0517Bed of Roses (Promotional acoustic version)4:1918The End (Unpublished outtake From These Days)3:40 status by the RIAA and produced the Top 10 hit "Bed of Roses×Bed of Roses1992 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Bed of Roses (edit)5:052Starting All Over Again3:45" while the title track hit number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. Bon Jovi embarked on an extensive international world tour for the album, visiting countries the band had never seen before and headlining stadiums in South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. They visited 37 countries, performed 177 shows and seen them play to 2.5 million fans on the Keep the Faith Tour/I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour.
In October 1994, Bon Jovi released a greatest hits album titled Cross Road×Cross Road4 October 1994 · Album · CompilationSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Livin’ on a Prayer4:122Keep the Faith5:453Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night4:404Always5:545Wanted Dead or Alive5:076Lay Your Hands on Me5:597You Give Love a Bad Name3:448Bed of Roses6:359Blaze of Glory5:4010Prayer ’945:1811Bad Medicine5:1712I’ll Be There for You5:4213In & Out of Love4:2714Runaway3:53, with two new tracks: "Always×Always20 September 1994 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Always4:582I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas4:313Living in Sin4:394Please Come Home for Christmas2:53" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night". The first single from the album, "Always", became Bon Jovi's highest selling single and stayed on top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 for six months. In the UK, Cross Road became the bestselling album of 1994. That year Bon Jovi won an award for Best Selling Rock Band at the World Music Awards.
That same year, bassist Alec John Such left the band, the first lineup change since Bon Jovi began. Hugh McDonald who was the bassist on "Runaway×RunawayFebruary 1984 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksARunaway3:54BLove Lies4:08", unofficially replaced Such as bassist. Jon Bon Jovi said, regarding the departure of Such: "Of course it hurts. But I learned to accept and respect it. The fact that I'm a workaholic, studio in, studio out, stage on, stage off, want to be dealing with music day and night, doesn't mean everyone else has to adjust to that pace. Alec wanted to quit for a while now, so it didn't come as a complete surprise."
Bon Jovi's sixth studio album, These Days×These Days2 June 1995 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Hey God6:102Something for the Pain4:463This Ain’t a Love Song5:064These Days6:265Lie to Me5:336Damned4:277My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms5:428(It’s Hard) Letting You Go5:509Hearts Breaking Even5:0510Something to Believe In5:2511If That’s What It Takes5:2712Diamond Ring3:4613All I Want Is Everything5:2314Bitter Wine4:34Disc 21Always (live in Montreal)5:532Good Guys Don’t Always Wear White4:313Prostitute4:304Lonely at the Top4:155When She Comes3:286The End3:42, was released in June 1995, during which time the band was on European tour. The album debuted at number one in UK and spent four consecutive weeks at the top position. The album also reached number one in Ireland, Germany, Australia, Japan and many other countries. The album's first single was the rhythm and blues influenced ballad "This Ain't a Love Song". With a video filmed in Thailand, "This Ain't a Love Song" reached top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the only significant U.S. hit from the album. However, the album produced four UK top ten hits ("This Aint A Love Song", "Something for the Pain×Something for the Pain30 September 1995 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Something for the Pain4:472This Ain’t a Love Song (live)6:273I Don’t Like Mondays (live)5:57", "Lie to Me×Lie to Me1995 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Lie to Me5:352Something for the Pain4:473Hey God (live)6:174I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (live)7:32" and "These Days"). That year the band earned a BRIT Award for best international band and also won a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock. It was followed by These Days Tour. In June 1995, Bon Jovi sold out three-nights at London's historical Wembley Stadium. The concerts were documented for Bon Jovi: Live From London. Bon Jovi visited 43 countries and performed 126 shows on These Days Tour.
Following the overwhelming success of the These Days Tour, the members of Bon Jovi went their separate ways. But unlike the period following the New Jersey tour, tainted with uncertainty, this hiatus was a conscious group decision. The members of Bon Jovi agreed to a self-imposed two-year sabbatical from the band.

Crush, Bounce and This Left Feels Right (1999–2003)

Bon Jovi reunited in 1999 to record the song "Real Life×Real Life21 April 1999 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Real Life (radio mix)3:482Keep the Faith (live)6:393Real Life (instrumental)4:56" for the movie EdTV. David Bryan was recovering from an accident in which he nearly severed his finger.
After a nearly four-year hiatus, during which several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped to begin work on their next studio album. In June 2000, Crush was released as the band's seventh studio album and constituted something of a comeback. The first single, "It's My Life", was noted as one of the group's most successful releases in a decade and most importantly, becoming a symbol of the band's longevity as they prevailed through many different changes in the mainstream rock scene with admirable success. "It's My Life" helped introduce them to a new, younger fan base. The band received two Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album (Crush×Crush17 May 2000 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1It’s My Life3:442Say It Isn’t So3:333Thank You for Loving Me5:094Two Story Town5:105Next 100 Years6:196Just Older4:297Mystery Train5:158Save the World5:329Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars4:3110She’s a Mystery5:1811I Got the Girl4:3712One Wild Night4:1813I Could Make a Living Out of Lovin’ You4:4014Neurotica4:33) and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("It's My Life"). The video for "It's My Life" won the My VH1 Music Awards for "My Favorite Video".
Bon Jovi played two sold-out concerts at London's historic Wembley Stadium on August 19–20, 2000, becoming the last concerts held at the legendary venue before its demolition. That year the band played to 1.1 million fans in 40 arena and stadium venues across North America, Europe and Japan. While on tour, Bon Jovi released a collection of live performances from throughout their career in an album titled One Wild Night×One Wild Night2001 · EP · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1One Wild Night 20013:452Tokyo Road (Live)6:223It's My Life (Live Video)4Rockin' in the Free World (Live Video) Live 1985–2001. This was Bon Jovi's first-ever live album. The songs were culled from archives of recorded material the band had been collecting from their earliest days on the road right through the current tour. The band sold out two homecoming concerts at New Jersey's Giants Stadium on July 27–28, 2001. The broadcast broke ratings records for the VH-1 network. At the end of the year Bon Jovi awarded for "Hottest Live Show" at the 2001 My VH1 Music Awards.
The members of the band had anticipated a brief vacation before work would begin on the band's 8th studio album but on September 11 the world changed. Within days of the terrorist attacks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora had filmed Public Service Announcements for the Red Cross, recorded "America The Beautiful" for the NFL and performed as part of the historic America: A Tribute to Heroes live telethon. One month later, the band participated at two Monmouth County Alliance of Neighbors concerts in Red Bank, NJ to raise funds for the families close the band's hometowns, which were affected by the World Trade Center disaster. And on October 21, 2001, Bon Jovi performed at the monumental Concert For New York at Madison Square Garden, raising relief funds and honoring those who worked to save lives during the attack.
In spring 2002, the group entered the studio to begin recording their eighth studio album. Bounce was influenced by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, released on October 8, 2002. The album debuted at number two in both the U.S. and UK, but was the first album to sell less than 6 million units since their 1985 record 7800° Fahrenheit×7800° Fahrenheit5 June 1985 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1In and Out of Love4:242Price of Love4:153Only Lonely4:594King of the Mountain3:545Silent Night5:056Tokyo Road5:427Hardest Part Is the Night4:238Always Run to You5:009To the Fire4:2610Secret Dreams4:53. The band went on the Bounce Tour for the album, during which they made history as the last band to play at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia before it was torn down.
Following the end of the Bounce Tour in August 2003, Bon Jovi embarked on a side project; originally intending to produce an album consisting of live acoustic performances, the band ended up rewriting, re-recording and reinventing 12 of their biggest hits in a new and much different light. Bon Jovi's compilation album This Left Feels Right×This Left Feels Right3 November 2003 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Wanted Dead or Alive3:442Livin’ on a Prayer3:413Bad Medicine4:274It’s My Life3:425Lay Your Hands on Me4:276You Give Love a Bad Name3:307Bed of Roses5:388Everyday3:459Born to Be My Baby5:2810Keep the Faith4:1211I’ll Be There for You4:2212Always4:2013The Distance (live)5:5614All About Lovin’ You (acoustic)3:27Disc 21Love for Sale2Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night3Joey4Misunderstood5Diamond Ring6Blood on Blood was released in November 2003.
The following year, the band released a box set titled 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong, with the title and cover being a homage to Elvis Presley's 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong. The set consisted of four CDs packed with 38 unreleased and 12 rare tracks, as well as a DVD. The box set marked the sales of 100 million Bon Jovi albums and also commemorated the 20th anniversary of the release of the band's first record in 1984. In November 2004, Bon Jovi was honored with the Award for Merit at the American Music Awards.

Have a Nice Day and Lost Highway (2005–2008)

The band's ninth studio album, Have a Nice Day×Have a Nice Day14 September 2005 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Have a Nice Day3:492I Want to Be Loved3:493Welcome to Wherever You Are3:474Who Says You Can’t Go Home?4:415Last Man Standing4:376Bells of Freedom4:567Wildflower4:148Last Cigarette3:389I Am3:5410Complicated3:3711Novocaine4:4912Story of My Life4:0913Dirty Little Secret3:32, was released in September 2005. The album debuted at number two in both the U.S. and UK, reaching number one in fifteen countries. The title track was an international hit, reaching the top ten in the UK, Europe, Australia and Canada. The second single, "Who Says You Can't Go Home", was released in early 2006. The song reached top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. A duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with country singer Jennifer Nettles of the band Sugarland, peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Bon Jovi became the first rock band to have a number one single on Billboard's Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles won the Grammy Award, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "Who Says You Can't Go Home". The band also won an award for Favorite Rock Song at the People's Choice Awards with "Who Says You Can't Go Home".
Soon after the release of Have A Nice Day, the band started gearing up for the new 2005–2006 worldwide Have A Nice Day Tour. This tour, took the band to numerous stages and stadiums throughout the world. The tour was a significant commercial success, as the group played to 2,002,000 fans, and the tour grossed a total $191 million. The tour was the third-highest-grossing tour of 2006 taking in just over $131 million, just behind The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang World Tour and Madonna's Confessions Tour. On November 14, 2006, Bon Jovi were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame alongside James Brown and Led Zeppelin.
In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their tenth studio album, Lost Highway×Lost Highway11 June 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Lost Highway4:142Summertime3:193(You Want to) Make a Memory4:384Whole Lot of Leavin'4:185We Got It Going On4:136Any Other Day4:047Seat Next to You4:238Everybody's Broken4:139Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore4:4510The Last Night3:3311One Step Closer3:3812I Love This Town4:38. The album influences the band's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home". To promote the new album, Bon Jovi made several television appearances, including the 6th annual CMT Awards in Nashville, American Idol, and MTV Unplugged, as well as playing at the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium. They also performed ten promotional gigs in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Japan. As part of the 'tour', Bon Jovi were the first group to perform at London's new O2 Arena (formerly the Millennium Dome) when it opened to the public on June 24, 2007. The 23,000-seater stadium sold out within 30 minutes of tickets being released.
The album, described by Jon Bon Jovi as a "Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville", topped the charts in U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan. The album's third single, "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore", features LeAnn Rimes and won the CMT Music Award for the Collaborative Video of the Year in 2008. The song was also nominated for the Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year.
The Lost Highway Tour started with 10 shows to open the brand new, Newark, New Jersey Prudential Center, the band then toured Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe, finishing in the summer of 2008. The tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2008 in Billboard's rankings, with ticket sales of $210.6 million, reported from November 14, 2007, through Nov.11, 2008. In all, 2,157,675 tickets were sold during 2008. Combined with $16.4 million in 2007 from the Newark shows, making a combined gross of $227 million in ticket sales. In Pollstar's calculus for North America, the Lost Highway Tour had the highest gross for 2008 at $70.4 million.

The Circle and Greatest Hits (2009–2011)

In April 2009, Phil Griffin's documentary on the band, "When We Were Beautiful×When We Were Beautiful24 May 2010 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1When We Were Beautiful4:10", debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, chronicling Bon Jovi's ups and downs over 25 years and following the band on their latest Lost Highway tour.
In June 2009, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame. That month they also recorded a cover of the song "Stand By Me" with Iranian singer Andy Madadian, to show solidarity for those affected by political unrest in Iran. Parts of the song were sung in Persian.
On November 10, 2009, the band released their eleventh studio album, titled The Circle×The Circle30 October 2009 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1We Weren’t Born to Follow4:032When We Were Beautiful5:183Work for the Working Man4:044Superman Tonight5:135Bullet3:506Thorn in My Side4:077Live Before You Die4:188Brokenpromiseland4:579Love’s the Only Rule4:3810Fast Cars3:1711Happy Now4:2112Learn to Love4:40. The Circle is a return to rock n' roll after their Nashville-influenced album, Lost Highway×Lost Highway11 June 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Lost Highway4:142Summertime3:193(You Want to) Make a Memory4:384Whole Lot of Leavin'4:185We Got It Going On4:136Any Other Day4:047Seat Next to You4:238Everybody's Broken4:139Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore4:4510The Last Night3:3311One Step Closer3:3812I Love This Town4:38. The album debuted at number one in the U.S., Canada, Germany and Japan. Bon Jovi headed out on the road once again on February 19, 2010, embarking on The Circle Tour. Bon Jovi kicked off the stadium leg of the Circle Tour by making history. They played the first ever show at the brand new New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The three sold-out shows on May 26, 27 and 29, 2010 were a huge success. Bon Jovi's 12 night run at London's O2 Arena grossed $18,178,036 and seen them play to 187,696 fans. The Circle Tour was the highest-grossing concert tour of 2010 according to Billboard's annual Top 25 concert tours. So far the tour has played to 1,909,234 fans and has grossed $201.1 million from more than 80 venues reported to Pollstar. For the second time in three years, Bon Jovi ranked as Billboard's & Pollstar's Top Touring Act of the Year. Bon Jovi was also ranked second on Forbes magazine's list of the world's highest paid musicians, earning an approximate $125 million income that year.
Bon Jovi released a Greatest Hits with four new songs in October 2010. The album debuted at number one in Canada, Ireland, Europe, Australia and made the top five in twenty countries. At the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards, Bon Jovi received the Global Icon Award. In October 2010, Bon Jovi released the concert film, "The Circle Tour Live From Jersey" in U.S. theaters. At the same time, the band announced their upcoming tour. At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed second on Billboard's annual, "Top 25 Tour", earning more than £790 million dollars.

Inside Out, What About Now and Sambora's departure (2012–2014)

In January 2012, Jon Bon Jovi stated that they were working on a twelfth studio album, and in a live show in August 2012, Jon Bon Jovi played an acoustic version of a song that was announced to be on the upcoming album. The album, What About Now×What About Now1 January 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1Because We Can4:002I’m With You3:443What About Now3:444Pictures of You3:585Amen4:126That’s What the Water Made Me4:257What’s Left of Me4:358Army of One4:349Thick as Thieves4:5710Beautiful World3:4811Room at the End of the World5:0212The Fighter4:3713With These Two Hands3:5814Not Running Anymore4:4315Old Habits Die Hard3:3316Every Road Leads Home to You4:42, was released on March 12, 2013, and reached number one in the U.S., Canada, Austria, Sweden, and Australia. On February 13, Bon Jovi launched Because We Can, a new world tour for 2013 in support of What About Now, and visited North America, Europe, Africa, the Far East, Australia and Latin America.
On November 27, 2012, Bon Jovi released a new live video album, called Inside Out×Inside Out27 November 2012 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Blood on Blood6:192Lost Highway4:133Born to Be My Baby5:234You Give Love a Bad Name3:505Whole Lot of Leavin'4:406Raise Your Hands4:587We Got It Going On4:538Have a Nice Day4:069It's My Life4:0210I'll Be There for You7:1811We Weren't Born to Follow4:1312Wanted Dead or Alive5:3813Livin' on a Prayer6:1814Keep the Faith7:09, made up of content from shows at the O2 Arena, MetLife Stadium, and Madison Square Garden. The album was first shown at movie theaters, with screenings preceded by a question-and-answer session with Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres streamed live from a theater in New York, and was subsequently made available for purchase on iTunes.
On March 14, 2013, Bon Jovi appeared on the results show of American Idol and played one song, "Because We Can×Because We Can7 January 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Because We Can4:00", from What About Now.

On April 2, 2013, Sambora departed the band's ongoing tour for unspecified "personal reasons"; Session guitarist Phil X filled in after previously replacing him for several 2011 dates. This time he stayed on for the remainder of the tour, amidst rumors that Sambora had been fired. Both Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi later denied the claim. Torres was also sidelined briefly due to emergency gallbladder surgery; he was replaced by Rich Scannella from Bon Jovi's solo band, the Kings of Suburbia, from September 20 to October 6.
In 2014, to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary, the band's album New Jersey×New Jersey19 September 1988 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Lay Your Hands on Me5:592Bad Medicine5:173Born to Be My Baby4:404Living in Sin4:395Blood on Blood6:176Homebound Train5:117Wild Is the Wind5:098Ride Cowboy Ride1:259Stick to Your Guns4:4510I’ll Be There for You5:471199 in the Shade4:3012Love for Sale3:57 was reissued with an additional CD with the Sons of Beaches demos on it.
In June 2014, Sambora told a reporter "I love Jon and I certainly still foresee the possibility of a return. There is no bad blood with me now. I'm just taking the steps that I want, no, have to take." In November 2014, Jon Bon Jovi told a reporter that Sambora had officially left the band, saying "He's quit. He's gone. No hard feelings." That November, he also revealed that he was finishing writing songs for the band's next studio album, their first without Sambora, who was unofficially replaced by touring guitarist Phil X.

Burning Bridges and This House Is Not for Sale (2015–2018)

On July 31, 2015, Bon Jovi released twin lead singles "We Don't Run" and "Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning" for the compilation album Burning Bridges×Burning Bridges21 August 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1A Teardrop to the Sea5:082We Don’t Run3:173Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning3:234We All Fall Down4:065Blind Love4:486Who Would You Die For3:557Fingerprints5:588Life Is Beautiful3:239I’m Your Man3:4510Burning Bridges2:44. "Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning" had its premiere at the Austrian Radio Ö3 Hitradio on July 17, 2015, and "We Don't Run" premiered at the Brazilian radio Radio Rock on July 20, 2015. Burning Bridges was released August 21, 2015. According to Bon Jovi, the album serves as a "fan record" to tie in with an accompanying international tour: "It's songs that weren't finished, that were finished, a couple of new ones like the one we released as a single 'We Don't Run' ".
The first single from 2016's This House Is Not for Sale was the title track, "This House Is Not for Sale×This House Is Not for Sale21 October 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1This House Is Not for Sale3:372Living With the Ghost4:453Knockout3:314Labor of Love5:045Born Again Tomorrow3:336Roller Coaster3:407New Year’s Day4:278The Devil’s in the Temple3:199Scars on This Guitar5:0610God Bless This Mess3:2311Reunion4:1412Come On Up to Our House4:3413Touch of Grey4:06", which was promoted with a music video showing unofficial members Hugh McDonald and Phil X becoming full-time band members. On November 4, 2016, the band officially released their 13th studio album, This House Is Not for Sale, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 129,000 album-equivalent units, of which 128,000 were pure album sales. The album was followed by their third live album, This House Is Not for Sale – Live from the London Palladium, released on December 16, 2016.
In November 2016, Island Records and Universal Music Enterprises released Bon Jovi's studio albums in remastered versions on vinyl, spanning their 32-year career from Bon Jovi (1984) up until What About Now (2013). On February 10, 2017, a 25-LP box set titled Bon Jovi: The Albums×The Albums10 February 2017 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search) was released. It consists of Bon Jovi's 13 studio albums, the compilation Burning Bridges (2015), the two Jon Bon Jovi solo albums (Blaze of Glory and Destination Anywhere), and an exclusive Extras album featuring "international rarities".
On December 13, 2017, it was announced that Bon Jovi would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, after winning the 2017 fan ballot with over 1.1 million votes. Jon Bon Jovi invited Sambora and Such to appear with the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. In later February 2018, it was confirmed that Such and Sambora would perform with the band at the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
On April 29, 2018, the band performed at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the last ticketed event at the venue before the start of demolition in the summer of 2018.

2020 and the death of Alec John Such (2019–2023)

On March 9, 2019, Jon Bon Jovi announced via social media that the band is back in the studio recording its fifteenth studio album, which was to be released in early 2020. In August 2019, he announced that the album would be called 2020. The release date was scheduled for May 15, 2020, but Jovi announced in an interview with Howard Stern that the album and its accompanying tour, Bon Jovi 2020 Tour, had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 20, 2020, Bon Jovi announced that the Bon Jovi 2020 Tour had been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The album ended up being released in October. On January 7, 2022, the band announced a tour in April. Critics and social media users discussed the quality of Jon Bon Jovi's vocal performances during the tour, with many believing that it was poor.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a viral video appeared where residents in Odesa, Ukraine, prepared for a Russian attack while a drummer played to the Bon Jovi hit "It's My Life". Bon Jovi supported this video and shared it with their followers, with the comment "This is for the ones who stood their ground... Odessa, Ukraine. #SlavaUkraini".
The death of founding member Alec John Such was announced by the band on June 5, 2022. It was later revealed that he had died of a heart attack.
In February 2023, former guitarist Richie Sambora noted that he was in talks about potentially rejoining the band: "We're talking about it. I don't think there's any reason not to [return] at this point. I mean, [Jon and I] we did something... there's not a lot of bands that did what we did. [...] We have to get out there and do it for the fans really." However, in May 2024, Bon Jovi confirmed that there were no plans for Sambora to rejoin and that a reunion was unlikely.

Thank You, Goodnight and Forever (2024–present)

In October 2023, guitarist Phil X revealed in an interview that the band was heading to Nashville for a month to record a brand new album. On November 17, 2023, the band released a holiday themed single called "Christmas Isn't Christmas". This was the band's first release since the 2020 album and a preparation towards the new album coming out in 2024. On March 14, 2024, the band released the single, "Legendary×Legendary14 March 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Legendary4:05", the lead single from their 16th album, Forever×Forever7 June 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks1Legendary4:052We Made It Look Easy3:153Living Proof3:394Waves3:535Seeds5:066Kiss the Bride3:517The People’s House4:378Walls of Jericho3:489I Wrote You a Song3:2610Living in Paradise3:1711My First Guitar4:5612Hollow Man4:54, released on June 7, 2024. The album's second single, "Living Proof×Living Proof17 May 2024 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Living Proof3:39", was released May 17.
In April 2024, a four-part documentary series on the band, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, premiered on Hulu and Disney+. Directed by Gotham Chopra, the series chronicles the band's entire history, with interviews with the members of the band along with those who worked with them, while following the current line-up of the band on its 2022 tour as they "chart out their future" following Jon Bon Jovi's health and vocal chord concerns.
In October 2025, it was announced that Bon Jovi will go back on tour with tour dates in 2026, marking the group's first tour since Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal surgery in 2022.
The tour began in July 2026 at Madison Square Garden in New York City followed by performances in London, Dublin and Edinburgh and is dubbed "The Forever Tour." Though Jon had to end one evening's performance early due to vocal strain,
overall fans were happy and the concerts were well received.
Bruce Springsteen joined him on stage at one of the shows. Fans also had the opportunity to meet Jon Bon Jovi and the band in Proto Hologram form, and get their selfies taken by Jon's hologram -- a first in the concert industry.

Musical style

Bon Jovi's musical style has generally been characterized as hard rock, arena rock and pop rock. The band's first four albums have been described as hard rock and as glam metal. Their first two albums used a heavier mixture of glam metal and hard rock while their follow ups, Slippery When Wet and New Jersey, featured a more commercialized mixture of glam metal and hard rock. They shed the glam metal sound by their fifth studio album, Keep the Faith×Keep the Faith30 October 1992 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1I Believe5:492Keep the Faith5:473I'll Sleep When I'm Dead4:434In These Arms5:195Bed of Roses6:346If I Was Your Mother4:277Dry County9:528Woman in Love3:499Fear3:0610I Want You5:3611Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll4:2512Little Bit of Soul5:45, and their sixth, These Days×These Days2 June 1995 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Hey God6:102Something for the Pain4:463This Ain’t a Love Song5:064These Days6:265Lie to Me5:336Damned4:277My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms5:428(It’s Hard) Letting You Go5:509Hearts Breaking Even5:0510Something to Believe In5:2511If That’s What It Takes5:2712Diamond Ring3:4613All I Want Is Everything5:2314Bitter Wine4:34Disc 21Always (live in Montreal)5:532Good Guys Don’t Always Wear White4:313Prostitute4:304Lonely at the Top4:155When She Comes3:286The End3:42, utilizing a more mature hard rock sound. Crush was characterized as "far enough into pop/rock to actually stand a chance of getting airplay", while Bounce was described as "heavy, serious rock". Have a Nice Day was also characterized as being heavier than Crush. The band altered their sound in their next release, Lost Highway, a sound Jon Bon Jovi described as not country, but "a Bon Jovi record influenced by Nashville." Bon Jovi returned to a more typical rock sound on The Circle, which was described by Allmusic as "conjured by echoed, delayed guitars, shimmering keyboards, and spacious rhythms."

Impact

In 2020, Jeff Mezydlo of Yardbarker included them in his list of "the 20 greatest hair metal bands of all time", placing them second. In 2025, Ultimate Classic Rock said Bon Jovi were among the "Big Four" of glam metal, along with Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison.