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Born to Be My Baby

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"Born to Be My Baby"
SinglebyBon Jovi
from the albumNew Jersey
B-side"Love for Sale"
ReleasedNovember 24, 1988
Recorded1988
GenreRock[1][2]
Length4:40
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovisingles chronology
"Bad Medicine"
(1988) 		"Born to Be My Baby"
(1988) 		"I'll Be There For You"
(1989)
Music video
"Born to Be My Baby"at YouTube.com

"Born to Be My Baby"is a song by AmericanrockbandBon Jovi.It was written byJon Bon Jovi,Richie Sambora,andDesmond Child.It was released on November 24, 1988 as the second single from their fourth studio albumNew Jersey.It peaked the following year at number 2 on theCash BoxTop 100,[3]3 on theBillboardHot 100,[4]number 7 on theMainstream Rock Trackschart,[5]number 22 in theUK,and number 30 inAustralia.

Cash Boxconsidered the song to be Jon Bon Jovi paying respect toBruce Springsteen.[6]Cash Boxranked it as the #22 pop single of 1989.[7]

"Born to Be My Baby" was the second of five singles from New Jersey to chart in the Top 10 of theBillboardHot 100, the most top 10 hits for any rock metal album. Despite the song's success, it was not included in the 1994Cross Roadgreatest hits album. However the song was included on Bon Jovi'sGreatest Hitsalbum in 2010. In addition, an acoustic version of the song was recorded for their albumThis Left Feels Right.

Music video

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The video for the song was done in all black-and-white, like many of the band's videos from theNew Jerseyalbum.

A very low budget video, it was shot all in the studio, chronicling the recording process for "Born to Be My Baby". In the full length video, there is actually a dialogue between the band members, and the band does the chorus again, unsatisfied with the original version. The video prominently features photogenic shots ofJon Bon Jovisinging, as well as the band gathering around a microphone to sing the "na-na-na-na-na" part. The video also features Jon Bon Jovi's wife, Dorothea.

The video was featured onNew Jersey: The Videos,a promotionalVHSthat is no longer manufactured. The video was absent from the video collectionCross Road: The Videos.It was later featured on Bon Jovi's 2010 releaseGreatest Hits - The Ultimate Video Collection.

The ending of the video depicts Bon Jovi cheering and hugging each other. This was the moment that the band learnedNew Jerseywas the No. 1 album in the U.S.[8]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 30
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 25
UK Singles(OCC)[14] 22
U.S.Cash Box[15] 2
USBillboardHot 100[16] 3
USHot Mainstream Rock Tracks(Billboard)[17] 7
West Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 54

Year-end charts

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Chart (1989) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[19] 83
U.S.Cash Box Top 100[20] 22
U.S.Billboard Hot 100[21] 39

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000‡

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^"Six Pack: Bon Jovi fans' 'prayers' answered here".The Daily Journal.11 February 2015.Retrieved2021-02-19.
  2. ^Leftridge, Steve (7 April 2013)."We're Halfway There: Bon Jovi's Quest for Respectability, PopMatters".PopMatters.Retrieved2021-04-13.
  3. ^Whitburn, Joel (2014).Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996.Sheridan Books, Inc.ISBN978-0-89820-209-0.
  4. ^Whitburn, Joel (2011).Top Pop Singles 1955–2010 (13th Ed.).Prometheus Global Media.ISBN978-0-89820-188-8.
  5. ^"Allmusic (Bon Jovi charts & awards) Billboard singles".
  6. ^"Single Releases"(PDF).Cash Box.November 26, 1988. p. 18.Retrieved2022-12-21.
  7. ^"Top 50 Pop Singles"(PDF).Cash Box.December 30, 1989. p. 9.Retrieved2022-12-21.
  8. ^"New Jersey Deluxe Edition" booklet. Publisher: Mercury Records. UMG Recordings, Inc
  9. ^"Bon Jovi – Born To Be My Baby ".ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  10. ^Top Singles - February 20, 1989RPM magazine
  11. ^"The Irish Charts".Irish Recorded Music Association.Archived fromthe originalon July 21, 2011.RetrievedOctober 26,2012.InsertBorn to Be My Babyin the fieldSearch by Song Title,then pressSearch.
  12. ^"Bon Jovi – Born To Be My Baby ".Top 40 Singles.
  13. ^"Bon Jovi – Born To Be My Baby ".Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.
  15. ^Whitburn, Joel (2014).Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996.Sheridan Books, Inc.ISBN978-0-89820-209-0.
  16. ^"Bon Jovi Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.
  17. ^"Chart Search Results - Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1988-12-10".Billboard.biz.RetrievedOctober 26,2012.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Bon Jovi – Born to Be My Baby "(in German).GfK Entertainment charts.
  19. ^"Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989".RPM.December 23, 1999. Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2017.RetrievedNovember 22,2017.
  20. ^"Top 50 Pop Singles".Cash Box Magazine.December 30, 1989. p. 9.
  21. ^"1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles".Billboard.Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.
  22. ^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association.
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