Never Say Goodbye (Bon Jovi song)
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| "Never Say Goodbye" | ||
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| Single by Bon Jovi | ||
| from the album Slippery When Wet | ||
| Released | 1987 | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Recorded | 1986 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:49 | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Writer(s) | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |
| Bon Jovi singles chronology | ||
| "Wanted Dead or Alive" (1987) |
"Never Say Goodbye" (1987) |
"Bad Medicine" (1988) |
Never Say Goodbye is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on August 14, 1987, as the fourth single off the band's hugely successful Slippery When Wet album. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. "Never Say Goodbye" reached #28 on the US Charts and #21 in the UK.
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[edit] Song Style
"Never Say Goodbye" is a love 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.
The song is in the key of A major and progresses to C# minor G and D major.
[edit] Track Listing
- Original US Release (August 14, 1987)
Never Say Goodbye / Edge Of A Broken Heart (Mercury 888 806-7)
- Original European Release (August 13, 1987)
Never Say Goodbye / Shot Through THe Heart (Live)
[edit] US & UK CD "Re-Release"
- "Never Say Goodbye"
- "Social Disease"
- "Edge Of A Broken Heart"
- "Raise Your Hands"
[edit] Legacy
"Never Say Goodbye" started a trend of one love/power ballad being included on all Bon Jovi's following albums (songs such as "I'll Be There For You", "Bed Of Roses" and "Always"). It is still occasionally performed during live Bon Jovi concerts. The song was featured on some pressings of the band's Cross Road greatest hits album.
