You Give Love a Bad Name

"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)

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. The song went to No. 1 in the United States (US), No. 2 in Canada and the Netherlands, No. 6 in Finland, No. 7 in New Zealand and No. 14 in the United Kingdom (UK).

Tracklist

  • 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
  • CD Video single

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

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32] 5× Platinum 350,000double-dagger
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33] Gold 30,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[34] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[35] Platinum 60,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[36] Gold 250,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[37] Platinum 100,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] 3× Platinum 90,000double-dagger
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] Platinum 60,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[41] 5× Platinum 5,000,000double-dagger

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Covers

You Give Love a Bad Name has been covered by various singers since its release. Some of them are independent bands, including the First To Eleven.[42] First To Eleven's cover version of the song has accumulated 1,538,188 views as of April 8, 2025.[42]

References

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  4. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (January 5, 2009). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Australian Top 50 (ARIA) Singles Chart: Week ending 29th March, 1987". Retrieved September 18, 2015 – via Imgur.
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  8. ↑ "Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Radio2 top 30: 13 december 1986" (in Dutch). VRT Top 30 Flanders. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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  11. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 38. September 27, 1986. p. 13.
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  32. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  33. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
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  35. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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  41. ↑ "American single certifications – Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  42. 1 2 ""You Give Love A Bad Name" - Bon Jovi (Cover by First To Eleven)". YouTube. October 5, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
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