Livin' on a Prayer is a song by the American rock band Bon Jovi, and
is the band's second chart-topping single from their third album
Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and
Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, was well received at
both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation
at MTV, giving the band their first No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream
Rock chart and their second consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100
hit."Livin' on a Prayer" is the band's signature song, topping
fan-voted lists and re-charting around the world decades after its
release. The original 45-RPM single release sold 800,000 copies in the
United States,[citation needed] and in 2013 was certified Triple
Platinum for over 3 million digital downloads. The official music
video has over 680 million views on YouTube as of June
2020[update].Jon Bon Jovi did not like the original recording of this
song, which can be found as a hidden track on 100,000,000 Bon Jovi
Fans Can't Be Wrong. Lead guitarist Richie Sambora, however, convinced
him the song was good, and they reworked it with a new bassline
(recorded by Hugh McDonald uncredited), different drum fills and the
use of a talk box to include it on Slippery When Wet. The song spent
two weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, from January 31
to February 14, 1987, and four weeks at number one on the Billboard
Hot 100, from February 14 to March 14. It also hit number four on the
UK singles chart. Livin' on a Prayer Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter