Livin' on a Prayer

"Livin' on a Prayer" is a 1986 song by the American rock band Bon Jovi and is the second single from their third studio album Slippery When Wet. It reached number 1 in Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and the United States; number 2 in the Netherlands and Sweden; number 3 in Australia and Belgium; and number 4 in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

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At first, vocalist Jon Bon Jovi did not like the song. Richie Sambora, however, convinced him that the song was good. They rewrote the entire musical piece together, added a guitar solo, different drum fills and a talk box to make it a hit song.

Jon gave everything he had to sing "Livin' on a Prayer" during the first part of the Slippery When Wet tour, and it was seriously damaging his voice.Jon Bon Jovi Biography , 2013/01/09. He was barely able to sing at the end of the tour and he had to use a lot of backing tracks to fill out the parts that he could not sing. He also used the services of a vocal coach and some steroids to help him finish the tour without losing his voice completely.

At the end of the tour, they had played 206 shows all around the world. The band members took a break before going back into the studio to make another album.A+E Networks, Jon Bon Jovi Biography, 2013/01/09.

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Category:1986 songs
Category:Bon Jovi songs