Livin' on a Prayer
| "Livin' on a Prayer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bon Jovi | ||||
| from the album Slippery When Wet | ||||
| B-side | "Wild in the Streets" | |||
| Released | October 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Little Mountain (Vancouver, Canada) | |||
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| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Livin' on a Prayer" on YouTube | ||||
"Livin' on a Prayer" is a song by the American rock band Bon Jovi from their third studio album, Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, performed strongly on both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV, giving the band their first song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and their second consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit.
Regarded as Bon Jovi's signature song, "Livin' on a Prayer" has topped fan-voted lists and re-charted around the world decades after its release. In 2013, the song was certified triple platinum for over 3 million digital downloads and has since sold over 13 million worldwide, making it one of the best selling singles of all time. Bon Jovi released an alternative version, "Prayer 94", on the 1994 greatest-hits album Cross Road.