Livin 'on a prayer (song)

By the time of work on this song, Bon Jovi had already released two albums and in 1984 even got to the 39th place in the USA with the song “ Runaway ”, but outside of their native New Jersey (where they were big stars) was little known ^[1] .

Writing songs for Derek Shulman's album with Polygram Records (the label with which they signed the contract) attracted Desmond Child - because Shulman believed that the key to the group’s success would be powerful choruses, and Desmond Child was a master of them ^[1] .

On the very first day, as Child, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora sat down to write songs, they wrote the future hit number 1 in the USA “ You Give Love a Bad Name ”. “ Livin 'on a Prayer ” followed a few weeks later ^[1] . Desmond Child in an interview recalled: "It was a magical collaboration, a spark between us ran right away" ^[1] .

Songfacts site describes this song: “The song tells the story of Tommy and Gina, a young guy and girl who are trying to arrange their life together despite constant hardships and trials. The song was liked by the American youth, especially those from New Jersey. Fans of the working class group, for whom the group played, associated themselves with the characters of the song. Tommy works at the port, and Gina at the diner. ” ^[2]

"Livin 'on a Prayer" was the second single from the album Slippery When Wet . With the first single from this album, the group “ You Give Love a Bad Name ” - the group has risen to first place in the USA for the first time in its history (on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . “Livin 'on a Prayer” repeated this success, became the second hit Number 1 in the United States in the history of the Bon Jovi group ^{[1] [2]} .

• "Livin 'on a Prayer" on YouTube
• The text of this song on the site MetroLyrics