Queen of New Orleans

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"Queen of New Orleans"
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Single by Jon Bon Jovi
from the album Destination Anywhere
WrittenNovember 1996 (Los Angeles)
ReleasedAugust 18, 1997 (1997-08-18) [1]
RecordedDecember 1996
Studio Chapel (Los Angeles)
Length3:54
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dave Stewart
Jon Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Midnight in Chelsea"
(1997)
"Queen of New Orleans"
(1997)
"Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town"
(1997)

"Queen of New Orleans" is a song by American rock singer Jon Bon Jovi, released as the second single from his second solo album, Destination Anywhere (1997) in August 1997. The single charted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-40 hit in Australia, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The song features a music video which was released on the DVD Destination Anywhere: The Film .

Contents

Track listings

All songs were written by Jon Bon Jovi and Dave Stewart except where noted.

UK and Australian CD1 [2] [3]

  1. "Queen of New Orleans" (radio edit) – 3:54
  2. "Queen of New Orleans" (album version) – 4:32
  3. "Every Word Was a Piece of My Heart" (acoustic version) (Bon Jovi) – 4:56
  4. "Jailbreak" (live at The Forum, London, June 12, 1997) (Phil Lynott) – 4:55

UK and Australian CD2 [4] [5]

  1. "Queen of New Orleans" (radio edit) – 3:54
  2. "Queen of New Orleans" (album version) – 4:32
  3. "Midnight in Chelsea" (live at The Forum, London, June 12, 1997) – 5:34
  4. "Destination Anywhere" (live at The Forum, London, June 12, 1997) (Bon Jovi) – 5:24

UK cassette single [6]

  1. "Queen of New Orleans" (radio edit) – 3:54
  2. "Midnight in Chelsea" (live at The Forum, London, June 12, 1997) – 5:34

European CD single [7]

  1. "Queen of New Orleans" (album version) – 4:32
  2. "Midnight in Chelsea" (live at The Forum, London, June 12, 1997) – 5:34

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Destination Anywhere album booklet. [8]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 40
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [10] 40
Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM ) [11] 18
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 32
Germany (Official German Charts) [13] 66
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [14] 36
Ireland (IRMA) [15] 27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [16] 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] 40
Scotland (OCC) [18] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 50
UK Singles (OCC) [21] 10
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [22] 1

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