"We Weren't Born to Follow" | ||||
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Single by Bon Jovi | ||||
from the album The Circle | ||||
Released | August 17, 2009 | |||
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Genre | Rock [1] | |||
Length | 4:03 (Album version) 4:09 (Single edit) | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | |||
Producer(s) | John Shanks | |||
Bon Jovi singles chronology | ||||
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"We Weren't Born to Follow" is the first single released in August 2009 from Bon Jovi's eleventh studio album, The Circle . [1] The single premiered on radio on August 17, 2009. The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. [2]
Since then, the song has reached the peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 68. [3]
The music video, directed by Craig Barry and edited by Brett Langefels for the song was released on October 14, 2009. It features the band performing on the roof of the Clinton Recording Studios in New York City with skyscrapers visible behind them. Interspersed with these scenes are archive clips and pictures of important events and people in history. Designed and composited by Matthew Lucas-Valci, these scenes echo the themes of the song. The video includes images of: [4]
For the week ending November 21, the music video for "We Weren't Born to Follow" reached number 1 on the VH1 Top 20 in the USA.
In 2009, TBS used the song in its commercials for that year's Major League Baseball playoffs. [5] Jon Bon Jovi gave a copy of the song to his friend Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, before its public release. The Patriots had initially planned to play it after touchdowns at Gillette Stadium, but ultimately chose to use "This Is Our House" instead. [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "We Weren't Born to Follow" (Single Version) | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | 4:09 |
Total length: | 4:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "We Weren't Born to Follow" (Single Version) | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:09 |
2. | "We Weren't Born to Follow" (Instrumental) | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:09 |
Total length: | 8:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "We Weren't Born to Follow" (Single Version) | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:09 |
2. | "Blaze of Glory" (Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, July 2008.) | Bon Jovi | 5:48 |
Total length: | 9:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "We Weren't Born to Follow" (Single Version) | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:09 |
2. | "Blaze of Glory" (Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, July 2008.) | Bon Jovi | 5:48 |
3. | "In These Arms" (Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, July 2008.) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, David Bryan | 6:08 |
4. | "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, July 2008.) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child | 6:22 |
Total length: | 22:28 |
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [37] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Japan | October 21, 2009 | Island | CD | UICL-5026 [38] |
Europe | October 23, 2009 | 0602527239415 [39] | ||
0602527239408 [40] |
Pop rockers Bon Jovi have streamed the new single 'We Weren't Born To Follow' on their website. The song is the first taste of the new CD The Circle, scheduled for release on November 10. It shows the band returning to its rock roots.
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