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)
breakOUT
Bon Jovi Lyrics
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You're too hot to handle with kid gloves
It's too late i hear a knock on the door
The game's over baby i can't take it no more
Breakout, breakout
Take these chains from me
You held my heart for ransom
Breakout, breakout
Your lies can't hide what i see
I'm better off on my own
Promises made me in the heat of the night (whoa-oh-oh)
Those words were broken under bedroom lights (whoa-oh)
Your lips they burn your body calls my name (whoa-oh)
I can feel the fire but it's all in vain (whoa-oh)
Breakout, breakout
Take these chains from me
You held my heart for ransom
Baby, set it free
Breakout, breakout
Your lies can't hide what i see
I'm better off on my own
You say we'll meet around midnight
You're gonna make me feel oh so right
I'm saying oh no not tonight
You gotta let me go
Breakout, breakout
Take these chains from me
You held my heart for ransom
Baby, set it free
Breakout, breakout
Your lies can't hide what i see
I'm better off on my own
You say we'll meet around midnight
You're gonna make me feel oh so right
I'm saying oh no not tonight
You gotta let me go
In Bon Jovi’s song Breakout, he talks about a relationship that has gone wrong. The singer tells his lover that he has had enough of her behavior and that he can no longer handle her with kid gloves. He then goes on to say that the game is over and that he cannot take it anymore. He wants to break free from the chains that she has had on his heart and move on. He tells her that he is better off on his own.
In the second verse, he talks about how promises were made in the heat of the night and how they were broken under the bedroom lights. He also talks about how her lips and body call his name and how he can feel the fire, but it is all in vain. The chorus repeats again, calling for a breakout from this situation. The singer ends the song by telling his lover that he cannot meet her around midnight and that he has to let her go.
Line by Line Meaning
This time girl I've had enough
I've reached my limit with you and can't take it any longer.
You're too hot to handle with kid gloves
You're too difficult to deal with and require more than mere gentleness and caution.
It's too late I hear a knock on the door
Things have gone too far and it's reached a point of no return.
The game's over baby I can't take it no more
I'm done with the situation and can't bear it any longer.
Promises made me in the heat of the night (whoa-oh-oh)
You made me promises in moments of passion.
Those words were broken under bedroom lights (whoa-oh)
Those promises were empty and unfulfilled during our intimate moments together.
Your lips they burn your body calls my name (whoa-oh)
Your passion is strong, but it's not enough to keep me interested.
I can feel the fire but it's all in vain (whoa-oh)
Although there may still be some passion between us, it's not enough to save our relationship.
You say we'll meet around midnight
You've made plans for us to meet.
You're gonna make me feel oh so right
You're promising that everything will be perfect between us.
I'm saying oh no not tonight
I'm rejecting your plans for us to meet tonight because I'm done with this relationship.
You gotta let me go
It's time for us to part ways and move on from each other.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAVID RASHBAUM, JON BON JOVI
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