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You Give Love a Bad Name

song by Bon Jovi

"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"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Slippery When Wet
B-side
  • "Raise Your Hands" (US)
  • "Let It Rock" (UK)
ReleasedJuly 23, 1986
Recorded1986
Genre
Length3:42
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Silent Night"
(1985) 		"You Give Love a Bad Name"
(1986) 		"Livin' on a Prayer"
(1986)

Track listing

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  • 7" single
  1. "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53
  2. "Raise Your Hands" – 4:17
  • 12" single
  1. "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53
  2. "Raise Your Hands" – 4:17
  3. "Borderline" – 4:10
  • 7" picture disc single
  1. "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53
  2. "Let It Rock" – 5:24

Audio

  1. "Let It Rock" – 5:24
  2. "Raise Your Hands" – 4:17
  3. "Without Live" – 3:32
  4. "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53

Video

  1. "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:53

References

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Browne, David (March 17, 2020). "Bounce". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Browne, David (September 6, 2001). "Why are Bon Jovi suddenly musical saints?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ 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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Huey, Steve. "You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ Begrand, Adrien (April 5, 2017). "36 Essential '80s Pop Metal Tracks". Stereogum. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ Leftridge, Steve (April 7, 2013). "We're Halfway There: Bon Jovi's Quest for Respectability". PopMatters. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Reviews > Singles > Pop > Recommended > Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name (3:53)". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 35. August 30, 1986. p. 83. ISSN 0006-2510.
  9. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (January 5, 2009). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ Donkers, Chuck. "Rock the First, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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