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)
Old Habits Die Hard
Bon Jovi Lyrics
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I missed you too, yeah you dumb stupid mother
Jeep, welcome home sign, a bottle of red
At least you got freedom in an open out there
Free cheers till the best of the rest we got left
If you could dream anything, what would that be?
If you could dream back, would you share it with me?
We know there′s a price, we'll both pay our debts
But maybe they ain′t seen the last of us yet
'Cause old habits die hard
Old habits die hard
It might be painful to smile
But it covers the scars
And old habits die hard
There's a face in the mirror, but it don′t look like me
Yesterday′s gone, a rain drop in the sea
I have your back for each day that's gone by
And I′ll still have it till the day that I die
Yeah, I'll still have it till the day that I die
Old habits die hard
Old habits die hard
It might be painful to smile
But it covers the scars
And old habits die hard
Some day you′ll be missed by those you leave behind
And I hope you touched other lives like you've touched mine
Old habits die hard
Old habits die hard
It might be painful to smile
But it covers the scars
Appearances change but don′t change who we are
And old habits die hard.
You look like shit so dear my brother
You appear to be in a bad state, my beloved brother
I missed you too, yeah you dumb stupid mother
I also longed for your presence, you foolish and ignorant person
Jeep, welcome home sign, a bottle of red
A jeep, a sign welcoming you home, and a bottle of red wine
At least you got freedom in an open out there
At least you have freedom in the open world out there
Free cheers till the best of the rest we got left
Cheers to the remaining best moments we have left
If you could dream anything, what would that be?
If you could imagine anything, what would it be?
If you could dream back, would you share it with me?
If you could recall your dreams, would you share them with me?
We carry our choices, we hide our regrets
We bear the consequences of our choices, while concealing our regrets
We know there′s a price, we'll both pay our debts
We understand that there is a cost, and we will both repay what we owe
But maybe they ain′t seen the last of us yet
Perhaps they haven't witnessed the end of us yet
'Cause old habits die hard
Because it is difficult to break old habits
It might be painful to smile
Smiling could be painful
But it covers the scars
But it hides the emotional wounds
There's a face in the mirror, but it don′t look like me
I see a reflection in the mirror, but it doesn't resemble me
Yesterday′s gone, a rain drop in the sea
The past is gone, insignificant like a single raindrop in the vast sea
I have your back for each day that's gone by
I've supported you through each day that has passed
And I'll still have it till the day that I die
And I will continue supporting you until the day I die
Some day you'll be missed by those you leave behind
One day, those you leave behind will feel your absence
And I hope you touched other lives like you've touched mine
And I hope you've had a positive impact on other lives, just like you have on mine
Appearances change but don't change who we are
Our appearances may change, but it doesn't alter our true selves
And old habits die hard.
And it is difficult to break old habits.
Writer(s): Jon Bon Jovi
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@terryoneal944
This will ALWAYS be me & my wife’s movie. We used to watch this from time, & then watch again some time later. It had some emotional parts that got us both choked-up & brought water to our eyes.
Loved this movie....we both did...
R.I.P to my wife “Brenda” now.....& I just finished watching this movie again by myself, right now. Felt like she was right here watching it with me, & me hearing her telling me me to “stop rewinding the movie & let it play”
I just Lol’d & said “okay babes” 😊😊😐😐😟😢😢, then back to the reality of her not being here with me anymore, so I laugh & tear together.... on the memory of this movie
@geminilover16able
Terry O'neal Yesss........ this will ALWAYS be
Richard & Brenda’s movie.....R.I.P Babes
@diamondtran8331
In the last 10 hours of their life, these men had lived their life to the fullest, fuller than a lot of men in their last 10 years before eternity.
@michelle88960
I love the movie. Jon Bon Jovi's lyrics to the 2 songs he did for it were perfect.
@jimd9360
His best work, for my money. And I also loved the movie - bittersweet story and beautifully acted. The burial scene was amazing.
@michelle88960
Jim D Yeah I love the movie too.
@pedward81
Absolutely loved this movie . Great soundtrack
@addictedtootrivine
these guys... simply legends.
@michaelschmidtful
Fantastic music, fantastic acting, thanks just a million for giving us "audience" a great time....
@jennyjj3414
Great movie Amazing songs I love Jon Bon Jovi 👏💖👏💖👏