- Never Say Goodbye (Bon Jovi song)
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"Never Say Goodbye" 
Single by Bon Jovi from the album Slippery When Wet Released August 14, 1987 Format CD single Recorded 1986 Genre Glam metal Length 4:49 Label Mercury Writer(s) Jon Bon Jovi
Richie SamboraProducer Bruce Fairbairn Bon Jovi singles chronology "Wanted Dead or Alive"
(1987)"Never Say Goodbye"
(1987)"Edge of a Broken Heart"
(1987)"Never Say Goodbye" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. It was released as the fourth single off the band's album, Slippery When Wet, in August 1987, and reached number 11 on the Mainstream rock charts[1] and number 21 in the UK Singles Chart. Unlike the album's previous three singles, "Never Say Goodbye" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song was featured on some versions of the band's Cross Road greatest hits album and is still occasionally performed live by the band in concert.
A cover of the song in Mandarin Chinese was recorded by Taiwanese rock group Power Station and released in 2009.
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Song style
"Never Say Goodbye" is a power ballad, featuring drawn out vocals and a slow tempo, in contrast to the other tracks on "Slippery When Wet", which are of a much more upbeat, hard rock pace. The song describes the relationship between two young lovers, and their desire to stay together.
This song is often used as the class song at prom nights, especially in New Jersey. Jovi claims that his inspiration for the song was the Southside Johnny song "Hearts of Stone".[2]
The song is in the key of A major and progresses to C# minor G and D major.
Track listing
- Original US Release (Mercury 888 806-7, August 14, 1987)
- "Never Say Goodbye"
- "Edge of a Broken Heart"
- Original European Release (August 13, 1987)
- "Never Say Goodbye"
- "Shot Through the Heart" (Live)
US & UK CD "Re-Release"
- "Never Say Goodbye"
- "Social Disease"
- "Edge Of A Broken Heart"
- "Raise Your Hands"
Chart performance
Chart (1987) Peak
positionBillboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 11 UK Rock Chart 21 References
Studio albums Bon Jovi · 7800° Fahrenheit · Slippery When Wet · New Jersey · Keep the Faith · These Days · Crush · Bounce · Have a Nice Day · Lost Highway · The CircleCompilation albums Cross Road · Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi · This Left Feels Right · 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong · Greatest HitsLive albums Solo albums Blaze of Glory · Stranger in This Town · Destination Anywhere · On a Full Moon · Lunar Eclipse · Undiscovered Soul · The Power Station Years: The Unreleased RecordingsVideo albums Breakout: Video Singles · Slippery When Wet: The Videos · New Jersey: The Videos · Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey · Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi · Keep the Faith: The Videos · Cross Road · Live from London · The Crush Tour · This Left Feels Right Live · Lost Highway: The Concert · When We Were Beautiful · Live at Madison Square Garden · Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Video CollectionConcert tours Bon Jovi Tour (1984) · 7800 Fahrenheit Tour (1985) · Slippery When Wet Tour · Jersey Syndicate Tour · Keep the Faith Tour · I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour · These Days Tour · Crush Tour · One Wild Night Tour · Bounce Tour · Have a Nice Day Tour · Lost Highway Tour · The Circle Tour · Bon Jovi LiveRelated articles Labels Bon Jovi 7800° Fahrenheit Slippery When Wet New Jersey "Bad Medicine" • "Born to Be My Baby" • "I'll Be There for You" • "Lay Your Hands on Me" • "Living in Sin"Keep the Faith "Keep the Faith" • "Bed of Roses" • "In These Arms" • "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" • "I Believe" • "Dry County"Cross Road These Days Crush One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 Bounce "Everyday" • "Misunderstood" • "The Distance" (Japan only) • "All About Lovin' You" • "Bounce" (promo single)This Left Feels Right "It's My Life (2003)" • "Wanted Dead or Alive (2003)" (promo single)100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" (promo single)Have a Nice Day "Have a Nice Day" • "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (with Jennifer Nettles) • "Welcome to Wherever You Are" • "I Want to Be Loved" (promo single)Lost Highway "(You Want To) Make a Memory" • "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (with LeAnn Rimes) • "Lost Highway" • "Summertime" (Canada only) • "Whole Lot of Leavin'"The Circle "We Weren't Born to Follow" • "Superman Tonight" • "When We Were Beautiful"Greatest Hits "What Do You Got?" • "No Apologies"" • "This Is Our House" (promo single)Other singles "Edge of a Broken Heart" (Disorderlies soundtrack) • "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"(promo single) • "Please Come Home for Christmas" • "Real Life" (EDtv soundtrack)Jon Bon Jovi solo singles "Blaze of Glory" • "Miracle" • Never Say Die • "Levon" • "Please Come Home for Christmas" • "Midnight in Chelsea" • "Queen of New Orleans" • "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" • "Ugly" • "Bang a Drum" (with Chris LeDoux)Richie Sambora solo singles "Ballad of Youth" • "One Light Burning" • "Stranger in this Town" • "Hard Times Come Easy" • "In It for Love" • "Undiscovered Soul" • "Made in America"Categories:- Bon Jovi songs
- Glam metal songs
- 1987 singles
- Songs written by Jon Bon Jovi
- Songs written by Richie Sambora
- Rock ballads
- 1980s ballads
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