Keep the Faith (Bon Jovi song)

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"Keep the Faith"
Bon Jovi Keep the Faith song.jpg
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Keep the Faith
ReleasedOctober 7, 1992 (1992-10-07)
Genre Pop metal [1] [2]
Length
  • 5:46 (album version)
  • 4:31 (edited version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bob Rock
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Living in Sin"
(1989)		"Keep the Faith"
(1992)		"Bed of Roses"
(1993)
Music video
Keep the Faith at YouTube.com

"Keep the Faith" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child. It was released on October 7, 1992, as the lead single from Bon Jovi's fifth album, Keep the Faith (1992). It is characterized by its driving bass line and is a live staple for the band. "I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas" appeared as a B-side to the song in the United States. In the US, the song reached number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Worldwide, "Keep the Faith" topped the charts of Norway and Portugal and reached number five in the United Kingdom.

Contents

It is a regular song at live shows by the band and is featured on the Live from London and The Crush Tour DVDs. When played live it features Jon Bon Jovi playing percussion. In 2009, Jon Bon Jovi released a new version of "Keep the Faith" with the Washington DC Youth Choir on the compilation album Oh Happy Day . [3] German Eurodance band X-Perience has also covered "Keep the Faith" in their 1997 album Take Me Home.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Phil Joanou and shot both in black and white and color. It combines scenes with whole band playing live on the stage and band members in New York City. Scenes in New York are mainly featuring Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora appearing in various parts of the city, but the whole band we can see only in the beginning and the end of the video. We can see Jon sitting on the stairway of a house, walking down the Brooklyn Bridge being followed by group of teenagers, and driving in the bus. Sambora is also seen playing the guitar on the Brooklyn Bridge and on Wall Street. One important scene features both Bon Jovi and Sambora on a stairway.

Releases

European CD single / Mercury 864-481-2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep the Faith" (Edited version)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:31
2."Keep the Faith" (Album Version)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child5:46
3."I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas"Bon Jovi4:26
4."Little Bit of Soul"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:44
Total length:20:28
UK CD single / Mercury JOVCB8
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep the Faith" (Album Version)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child5:46
2."I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas"Bon Jovi4:26
3."Living in Sin" (Recorded live at Lakeland, Florida on September 23, 1989.)Bon Jovi6:15
Total length:16:31
UK CD single / Mercury JOVCD8
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep the Faith" (Album Version)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child5:46
2."I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas"Bon Jovi4:26
3."Little Bit of Soul"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:43
Total length:15:59

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [34] Platinum70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
JapanOctober 7, 1992Mini-CD
 [13]
United KingdomOctober 12, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [35]

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