Bed of Roses (Bon Jovi song)

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"Bed of Roses"
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Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Keep the Faith
B-side "Lay Your Hands on Me" (live)
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1993 (1993-01-11)
Length
  • 6:33(album version) [1]
  • 5:05 (edit) [2]
Label
Songwriter(s) Jon Bon Jovi
Producer(s) Bob Rock
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Keep the Faith"
(1992)		"Bed of Roses"
(1993)		"In These Arms"
(1993)
Music video
Bed of Roses at YouTube.com

"Bed of Roses" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, first appearing on their fifth studio album, Keep the Faith (1992), then released as a single on January 11, 1993 by Mercury and Jambco. Jon Bon Jovi wrote the song in a hotel room while suffering from a hangover and the lyrics reflect his feelings at the time. The song contains drawn out guitar riffs and soft piano playing, along with emotive and high vocals by Jon Bon Jovi.

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The song's power ballad style made it a worldwide hit, and it demonstrated the band's new, more mature sound after their success as a glam metal band in the 1980s. The single reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 10 on the German Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video for "Bed of Roses" begins with shots of Richie Sambora playing guitar high in the mountain tops, and then cuts to scenes of Jon alone in his hotel room, the band recording the song in the studio, and finally performing live on stage. Initially, the video directors wanted Jon Bon Jovi to be on the mountain tops, but Jon said: "I was on top of a mountain in 'Blaze of Glory', send them" (Richie Sambora and David Bryan, who is seen playing the piano at the mountain top).

The live portions were filmed at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on December 31, 1992, as part of a special 1992's New Year's Eve concert. In order to get the liveliest and largest crowd there for the video, the band made arrangements to have no floor seating, and to have one price, general admission tickets.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [43] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [44] Gold250,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomJanuary 11, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 [46]
JapanJanuary 23, 1993Mini-CD [47]
February 25, 1993Maxi-CD [48]

Legacy

"Bed of Roses" became a staple on Bon Jovi setlists for years to come, and was featured on the band's Cross Road greatest hits album, and in acoustic style on This Left Feels Right . A live performance can be viewed on the Crush Tour DVD. A version with lyrics in Spanish was also recorded, entitled "Cama De Rosas".

The song was briefly featured in an episode of Ms. Marvel, covered by a band called "Brown Jovi". [49]

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