In 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi released their first two albums and their debut single "Runaway" managed to crack the Top 40. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet, which sold over 20 million copies and included three Top 10 singles, two of which reached No. 1 ("You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer") Their fourth album, New Jersey (1988), was also very successful, selling over 10 million copies and featuring five Top 10 singles (a record for a glam metal album), two of which reached No. 1 ("Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You"). After the band toured and recorded extensively during the late 1980s, culminating in the 1988–1990 New Jersey Tour, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora released successful solo albums in 1990 and 1991, respectively.
In 1992, the band returned with the double-platinum Keep the Faith. This was followed by their biggest-selling and longest-charting single "Always" (1994) and the album These Days (1995), which proved to be a bigger success in Europe than in the United States, producing four Top Ten singles in the United Kingdom. Following a second hiatus, their 2000 album Crush, particularly the lead single, "It's My Life", successfully introduced the band to a younger audience, and the band considered this their comeback album. The band followed up with Bounce in 2002. The platinum albums Have a Nice Day (2005) and Lost Highway (2007) saw the band incorporate elements of country music into some of the 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 also enjoyed great success touring, with both the 2005–2006 Have a Nice Day Tour and 2007–2008 Lost Highway Tour ranking among the Top 20 highest-grossing concert tours of the 2000s. After recording and releasing Because We Can in 2013, lead guitarist Richie Sambora left the band just before an April concert during the supporting tour to spend more time with his family. The band released their first studio album without Sambora, Burning Bridges, in 2015 and the follow-up album This House Is Not for Sale in 2016, the tour for which encompassed 2017–2019. Their most recent album 2020 (2020) was re-worked to include songs inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests; its supporting tour was delayed to 2022.
Bon Jovi consisting of frontman Jon Bon Jovi, drummer Tico Torres, keyboardist David Bryan, lead guitarist Phil X, bassist Hugh McDonald and guitarist John Shanks have unveiled a video for the lead single “Legendary” from their upcoming studio album Forever, which will be released on June 7, 2024. Forever is the follow up to Bon Jovi‘s studio album 2020, which was released back on October 2, 2020.
Bon Jovi has released 15 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums. They have sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling American rock bands, and performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans. Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band received the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004, and Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Studio albums
Bon Jovi (1984)
7800° Fahrenheit (1985)
Slippery When Wet (1986)
New Jersey (1988)
Keep the Faith (1992)
These Days (1995)
Crush (2000)
Bounce (2002)
Have a Nice Day (2005)
Lost Highway (2007)
The Circle (2009)
What About Now (2013)
Burning Bridges (2015)
This House Is Not for Sale (2016)
2020 (2020)
Forever (2024)
Novocaine
Bon Jovi Lyrics
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We'll divide up all the lies
Keep all the pictures in their frames
Just cut me out, yeah, I'll be fine
Sell the neighbors all my feelings
Go on give away my pride
It's hard to laugh and cry, live and die every night
And all the remnants can be mind
I guess there'll be no happy endings
When â??once uponâ?? is doing time
There's a different kind of meaning now
To livin' on a prayer
Some don't seem to notice
And the rest don't seem to care
I tell myself I (feel no pain)
But I'm feeling the pain (walk away)
Can't walk away
I'm hanging on the ropes of hope
It's getting hard to cope you know
When you're the needle running through my veins
I've changed my name to novocaine
You put my favorite belongings in a box in the garage (let's get this straight)
You burned my favorite sweats from high school
Tried to sell my muscle car (that's not OK)
You're mother's gonna visit for a couple months this year
They say you do the crime, you do the time
It's all so clear
I tell my self I (feel no pain)
But I'm feeling the paint (walk away)
Can't walk away
I'm hanging on the ropes of hope
It's getting hard to cope you know
When you're the needle that's running through my veins
I've changed my name to Novocaine (feel no pain)
Novocaine
Well things ain't what they used to be
It's a sleepless, self-help century
I'm up to here with Dr. Phil and the modern man in meâ?¦
The song "Novocaine" by Bon Jovi speaks about a heartbreak caused by a betrayal. The singer is asking his former lover to take back all of their shared secrets and lies, as well as all the pictures where they appear together. He tells her to keep his feelings away and to give away his pride. He acknowledges that when a happy ending is not possible, it is painful to live on hope. The singer seems to be in denial about the pain he's feeling, perhaps from the drugs he's using – he mentions he's changed his name to Novocaine. He describes his life as a "sleepless, self-help century", where the only survival is to believe in hope, but it's increasingly becoming hard for him to cope.
The lyrics of this song compare a feeling of betrayal to the numbing sensation of being under anesthesia. The term Novocaine is the name of a painkiller drug used by many dentists to numb the patient's mouth. The song starts with an acknowledgment that the secrets that were shared between the pair were secrets no more. The singer wants all their lies to be divided among them while keeping all the pictures, only cutting him out of them. He shows no concern for any of the objects that were owned mutually. However, the result of the betrayal is the most painful for him. He can barely keep up with the daily struggles of living, and he's hanging on to hope, which is slowly slipping away.
Line by Line Meaning
You can take back all your secrets
You are searching for a way to start fresh and renew your relationship, so I am willing to let go of your past secrets and mistakes.
We'll divide up all the lies
We should openly discuss and acknowledge the falsehoods in our relationship and split the responsibility for them.
Keep all the pictures in their frames
We should maintain the happy memories we once shared and not dwell on the mistakes or conflicts that have arisen.
Just cut me out, yeah, I'll be fine
If ending our relationship is the best course forward, I will try to accept it and move on without you.
Sell the neighbors all my feelings
I am hesitant to open up emotionally anymore, so you might as well give my feelings away to whoever wants them.
Go on give away my pride
I am willing to swallow my pride if it means coming to an understanding with you and finding some common ground.
It's hard to laugh and cry, live and die every night
Our relationship has become a constant emotional struggle and it feels like it is taking a toll on both of our mental wellbeing.
Keep your Rolodex of friends
You can maintain your social connections and support system, but I believe we have grown apart and need to move on from each other.
And all the remnants can be mind
You may have certain materials or belongings that we shared but you can have them all, as long as I can have time to recollect my thoughts.
I guess there'll be no happy endings
We have come too far down this road and faced too many setbacks to expect a fairytale ending.
When â??once uponâ?? is doing time
Even the memory of the good times feels tied up in and tainted by the struggles of our relationship lately.
There's a different kind of meaning now
Our relationship used to feel full of promise and deep emotions, but now it has become shallow and unsatisfying.
To livin' on a prayer
The hope we used to have feels like it is hanging by a thread, but we are still holding onto it as tightly as possible.
Some don't seem to notice
It feels like some people in our lives are oblivious to the struggles we are facing and aren't offering as much support as we hoped.
And the rest don't seem to care
Others might be aware of our difficulties but still don't seem to be too invested in our well-being or building a stronger relationship.
I tell myself I (feel no pain)
I'm trying to convince myself that I do not still feel the hurt and disappointment from our relationship struggles.
But I'm feeling the pain (walk away)
Despite my efforts to ignore it, I am still experiencing emotional pain from our relationship and feeling like drawing away from it all.
Can't walk away
Even though things are difficult, I can't just abandon our relationship entirely without some level of guilt.
I'm hanging on the ropes of hope
I am still holding onto the hope that our relationship could improve or change for the better, even though it seems unlikely.
It's getting hard to cope you know
The struggles of our relationship are making it harder and harder for me to hold onto that hope or to find ways to deal with my negative emotions.
When you're the needle running through my veins
Your influence over my emotions, actions, and thoughts is all-consuming and affects my life in a very profound and powerful way.
I've changed my name to novocaine
Trying to block out my emotions and go through the motions of life without experiencing or addressing the pain and conflict in our relationship.
You put my favorite belongings in a box in the garage (let's get this straight)
The physical belongings we shared are starting to feel like tangible evidence of our relationship's decline and taint the memories of our time together.
You burned my favorite sweats from high school
It feels like you are taking your anger or resentment out on me by destroying possessions that hold emotional meaning to me personally.
Tried to sell my muscle car (that's not okay)
I'm okay with moving on from certain possessions, but this car is a symbol of my identity and something I associate strongly with my sense of self.
You're mother's gonna visit for a couple months this year
Your family or support system might be adding to the challenges we face in our relationship by bringing along additional stress or dynamics.
They say you do the crime, you do the time
We are both responsible for the mistakes or conflicts that have arisen, and it is up to us to find ways to fix or make amends for them.
Well things ain't what they used to be
Our relationship has changed drastically over time and it feels like we are struggling to keep up with that change together.
It's a sleepless, self-help century
There is so much pressure to be constantly self-improving and self-reflecting in this day and age, but it feels like we are stuck in place.
I'm up to here with Dr. Phil and the modern man in meâ?¦
The advice and expectations of modern psychology, self-help culture, and modern-day masculinity are not helping to improve our relationship or our own self-image.
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Written by: JON BON JOVI
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