I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)

Infobox Single
Name = I'll Be There for You


Artist = Bon Jovi
from Album = New Jersey
B-side = "Homebound Train"
Released = 1989
Format = CD Single
Recorded = 1988
Genre = Hard rockcite web| url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:fiftxqq5ldje | title = Allmusic - "New Jersey" - Review | work = William Ruhlmann | publisher = Allmusic | accessdate = 2008-04-07]
Length = 5:46
Label = Mercury Records
Writer = Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
Producer = Bruce Fairbairn
Certification =
Chart position = * #1 (US Billboard Hot 100) (1 week)
* #5 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)
* #18 (UK)
* #23 (Australia)
Last single = "Born to Be My Baby"
(1988)
This single = "I'll Be There for You"
(1989)
Next single = "Lay Your Hands on Me"
(1989)"I'll Be There for You" is a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and performed by American rock band Bon Jovi. It is frequently sung by Sambora live.

Background

Originally released on the 1988 album "New Jersey", it became the band's third single from the album when it was released as a single in 1989. As the band (and hard rock music) was at its peak popularity at this time, the song quickly climbed to the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has remained as one of Bon Jovi's signature songs and a classic in the power ballad genre. The song was also a peek into a more mature sound heard on their following albums Keep the Faith and These Days.

Video

The video for the song features the band performing on a dark stage with an almost monochromatic blue color due to the stage lighting, with close-ups of each member, most notably lead singer Jon Bon Jovi and guitaritst Richie Sambora. The video footage then switches midway to black-and-white footage from a Bon Jovi concert at the old Wembley Arena in London, England.

Appearances in other media

In the 2005 film "A Lot Like Love", the lead character played by Ashton Kutcher serenades his love interest (played by Amanda Peet) with the song "I'll Be There for You", as she claimed earlier in the film to be a Bon Jovi fan.

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