You Give Love a Bad Name

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"You Give Love a Bad Name"
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U.S. vinyl single picture sleeve (also used for the Slippery When Wet album)
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Slippery When Wet
B-side "Raise Your Hands"
ReleasedJuly 23, 1986
Studio Little Mountain (Vancouver, Canada)
Genre
Length3:42
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Silent Night"
(1985)
"You Give Love a Bad Name"
(1986)
"Livin' on a Prayer"
(1986)
Music video
"You Give Love a Bad Name" on YouTube

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [40] 5× Platinum350,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [41] Gold30,000
Canada (Music Canada) [42] Gold50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [43] Platinum90,000
Germany (BVMI) [44] Gold250,000
Italy (FIMI) [45] Platinum100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46] 3× Platinum90,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [47] Platinum60,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [48] 2× Platinum1,200,000
United States (RIAA) [49] 5× Platinum5,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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