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Bad Medicine is a number-one single by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child. It was released in 1988 as the lead single from the band's massively successful album New Jersey. The song is 5 minutes and 16 seconds long. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...
Bon Jovi is an influential rock band from New Jersey, USA. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, the group originally achieved large-scale success in the 1980s as a glam metal band. ...
Bon Jovis fourth album, New Jersey was released in September of 1988. ...
In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. ...
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A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ...
See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ...
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Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is an American musician and actor who is the lead singer of the highly successful rock band Bon Jovi. ...
Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey), (nickname:The King of Swing), is an American rock guitarist, singer and song writer who is the lead guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi. ...
Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ...
In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...
Bruce Fairbairn press photo Bruce Earl Fairbairn (born in Vancouver, Canada on December 30, 1949, died May 17, 1999) was a music producers who was prominent during the 1980s and 1990s, producing songs for bands such as Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Loverboy. ...
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The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...
The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (that is, alternative) stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ...
Bon Jovi is an influential rock band from New Jersey, USA. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, the group originally achieved large-scale success in the 1980s as a glam metal band. ...
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Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ...
Bon Jovi is an influential rock band from New Jersey, USA. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, the group originally achieved large-scale success in the 1980s as a glam metal band. ...
Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is an American musician and actor who is the lead singer of the highly successful rock band Bon Jovi. ...
Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey), (nickname:The King of Swing), is an American rock guitarist, singer and song writer who is the lead guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi. ...
Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ...
See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ...
Bon Jovis fourth album, New Jersey was released in September of 1988. ...
Success
The song climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #17 in the U.K. and #15 in Australia. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...
The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (that is, alternative) stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ...
Lyrical Interpretation The song compares a love affair to a drug addiction ("now this boy's addicted cause your kiss is the drug", "your love is like bad medicine, bad medicine is what I need") and also has many tongue-in-cheek medical analogies ("Let's play doctor, baby cure my disease"; "There ain't no paramedic gonna save this heart attack"; "I need a respirator cause I'm runnin' out of breath").
Song Structure The song is highlighted by a near constant keyboard playing by David Bryan that is well defined in the beginning of the song and at several interludes, as well as loud guitar playing by Richie Sambora, background singing in the bridge and chorus, and a loud fast-paced delivery of lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi. It is one of the more hard rocking and fun-loving songs on New Jersey. David Bryan Rashbaum, better known as David Bryan (born 7 February 1962) is a musician and plays keyboards for Bon Jovi. ...
Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey), (nickname:The King of Swing), is an American rock guitarist, singer and song writer who is the lead guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi. ...
Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is an American musician and actor who is the lead singer of the highly successful rock band Bon Jovi. ...
Towards the end of the song, Jon says he's got to go and he's runnin' out of breath, but then says "I'm not done...one more time, with feelin'" and the band finishes out the song with another repeat of the chorus.
Video There are two videos for the song, one with the band live in concert, and the more well-known live video in which a crowd of young people waiting in line to get into the Bon Jovi live video shoot is asked by Sam Kinison if they (the public) "can make a better Bon Jovi video than these guys can." The crowd gives a very enthusiastic response, and members of the crowd are given hand-held cameras and invited onstage to help shoot the video. Samuel Sam Burl Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. ...
The video was very groundbreaking at the time for using such a fan-inclusive approach to making a music video, and captured live shots not often captured by regular video crews.
The video was in color, although the quality given by the hand-held video cameras was not as superb.
Legacy "Bad Medicine" continues to see considerable airplay on many rock radio stations and has always been a live staple at Bon Jovi concerts. In concert, an approximately 1-minute interlude of the classic "Shout!" is incorporated into the middle of the song. Shout! was a very popular and influential record by The Isley Brothers when it was released in 1959. ...
The song was featured on the band's compilation album Cross Road, the live album One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001, the acoustic collection This Left Feels Right, as well as several concert videos including Live From London and The Crush Tour. Bon Jovis sixth album Cross Road, released in October of 1994, was a Best Of release. ...
This Left Feels Right is Bon Jovis 2nd greatest hits album and 11th album. ...
Live From London is Bon Jovis first live concert video. ...
Bold textThe Crush Tour is the second of Bon Jovis live concert videos. ...
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