Thank You for Loving Me

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"Thank You for Loving Me"
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Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Crush
ReleasedNovember 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
Length5:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Say It Isn't So"
(2000)
"Thank You for Loving Me"
(2000)
"One Wild Night"
(2001)

"Thank You for Loving Me" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. Written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, [1] the song was released on November 6, 2000, as the third single (second in the United States) from their seventh studio album, Crush (2000).

Contents

Background and writing

In an interview on Top of the Pops 2 , Jon revealed the title of the song was inspired by actor Brad Pitt's character in the film Meet Joe Black .[ citation needed ]

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 26 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. [2] [3] It and also reached the top 40 in several other countries including the United Kingdom (number 12), Flanders (number 17), Germany (number 25), and Australia (number 34). [4] [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Wayne Isham was filmed in Rome, Italy, at the Trevi Fountain.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [37] Gold35,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesNovember 6, 2000 Island [38] [39]
November 7, 2000 Contemporary hit radio
United KingdomNovember 27, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
Mercury [40]
JapanDecember 27, 2000CD [41]
New ZealandJanuary 15, 2001 [42]

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