Welcome to Wherever You Are (song)

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"Welcome to Wherever You Are"
BonJoviWelcomecover.jpg
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Have a Nice Day
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2006 (2006-01-17) (Europe)
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jon Bon Jovi
  • Richie Sambora
  • John Shanks
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Have a Nice Day"
(2005)
"Welcome to Wherever You Are"
(2006)
"Who Says You Can't Go Home"
(2006)

"Welcome to Wherever You Are" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi from their ninth studio album, Have a Nice Day (2005). It was released as the album's second worldwide single, following "Have a Nice Day". Speaking about the song on Larry King Live , Jon Bon Jovi said "I thought for sure this was going to be a universal, timeless theme song of unity, diversity. Not a hit, not even close. Swing and a miss". [1] The single reached the top 40 in several European countries, including the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 19.

Contents

Lyrical content

"Welcome to Wherever You Are" is a song of affirmation, about accepting who you are and being comfortable in your own skin. Jon Bon Jovi claims the song is greatly influenced by events during the 2004 Presidential Election. [1] Jon campaigned for John Kerry during that time. The song is also notable for being one of the few Bon Jovi songs lacking a guitar solo.

The song also shares its name with an episode of The West Wing's seventh season, in which Jon Bon Jovi appears endorsing the fictional presidential nomination Matt Santos.

Track listings

UK and European CD1 [2] [3]

  1. "Welcome to Wherever You Are" (Jeremy Wheatley mix)
  2. "Last Man Standing" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)

UK CD2 [4]

  1. "Welcome to Wherever You Are" (Jeremy Wheatley mix)
  2. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
  3. "Wanted Dead or Alive" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
  4. "Wanted Dead or Alive" (video—live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)

UK DVD single [5]

  1. "Welcome to Wherever You Are" (video)
  2. "Have a Nice Day" (video—live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
  3. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (audio—live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
  4. Photo gallery

European CD2 [6]

  1. "Welcome to Wherever You Are"
  2. "Have a Nice Day" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
  3. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
  4. "It's My Life" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 36
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] 9
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [9] 74
European Hot 100 Singles [10] 53
Germany (Official German Charts) [11] 40
Greece (IFPI) [12] 16
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [13] 25
Italy (FIMI) [14] 33
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [15] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 25
Scotland (OCC) [17] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 46
UK Singles (OCC) [19] 19

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Germany2005CD Island [11]
EuropeJanuary 17, 2006
United KingdomJanuary 30, 2006 Mercury [20]

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