“ Bad Medicine ” is a song by the American band Bon Jovi [1] from their 1988 album New Jersey . In early September, preceding the release of the album, it was released as a separate single . (This was the first lead single from this album.)
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| Side B | "99 in the Shade" | ||||||
| Released | September 3 [[ 1988 | 1988 ]] | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1988 | ||||||
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| Songwriters | John Bon Jovi Richie sambora Desmond Child | ||||||
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In the USA, the song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ; in the UK, the single reached number 17 (on the UK Singles Chart ) [1] .
For Bon Jovi, it was the third number 1 hit in the United States, with all three written by them in collaboration with Desmond Child . (The previous two are “ You Give Love a Bad Name ” and “ Livin 'on a Prayer .”)
The plot of the song
In the song, love is compared to drug addiction. The text is full of deliberate comic medical metaphors, such as “There is no paramedic to save [me] after this heart attack” ( There ain't no paramedic gonna save this heart attack ) [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi Songfacts . Songfacts. Date of treatment May 9, 2017.
Links
- Lyrics for this song on MetroLyrics