Who Says You Can't Go Home
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| Single by Bon Jovi | ||
| from the album Have a Nice Day | ||
| Released | March 2006 (North America) June 12, 2006 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single: Worldwide Digital download: Worldwide Vinyl single: Worldwide |
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| Genre | Rock,country | |
| Length | 4:40 (Album version) 3:50 (Duet with Jennifer Nettles/UK radio edit) |
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| Label | The Island Def Jam Music Group | |
| Writer(s) | Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora |
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| Producer(s) | John Shanks Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora |
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| Bon Jovi singles chronology | ||
| "Have a Nice Day" (2005) |
"Who Says You Can't Go Home" (2006) |
"Welcome to Wherever You Are" (2006) |
"Who Says You Can't Go Home" is a rock song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora for Bon Jovi's ninth studio album Have a Nice Day (2005). The song was produced by John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. It was released as the second single in North America in the first quarter of 2006 and reached the top thirty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Outside North America, "Welcome to Wherever You Are" was released as the second single with "Who Says You Can't Go Home" being released as the album's third release on June 12, 2006.
In the United States, a country music version of the song performed with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland. This version became the first song by a rock band to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It also received an award for Best Collaborative Video at the Country Music Television Awards in 2006. The version featuring Nettles is slightly different to the album version, with a number of edits made to make the song slightly shorter. The song was the 5th highest selling country song of 2006.
The lyrics to "Who Says You Can't Go Home" reflect on lead-singer Jon Bon Jovi's own personal passion for his community and New Jersey roots and encourages others to never forget and to be proud of where they came from. In addition, the song's music video, featuring Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, features Habitat for Humanity volunteers building homes for low-income families and was used to promote the organization while another version of music video features a man in a dog suit.
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[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Who Says You Can't Go Home".
[edit] UK CD single #1
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Radio edit)
- "Complicated" (Live in Boston)
[edit] UK CD single #2
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Radio edit)
- "Last Man Standing" (Live in Boston)
- "Raise Your Hands" (Live in Boston)
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home" music video (dog suit version)
[edit] Vinyl single
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Radio edit)
- "Complicated" (Live in Boston)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs (Bon Jovi/Jennifer Nettles version) | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| UK Download Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 30 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 36 |
| UK Airplay Chart | 38 |
| World Chart Show | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 41 |
[edit] Awards and Achievements
- Won award for "Best Collaborative Video" at the Country Music Television Awards in 2006.
- Won award for "Favorite Rock Song" at the "Peoples Choice Awards" in 2007
- Won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 2007.
- Song has been chosen to group best Country songs of the year - "ASCAP Country Music Awards" in 2006
- Nominated for "Music Event Of The Year" at the "Country Music Awards"
- Nominated for "Vocal Event Of The Year" at the "ACMA"
[edit] Trivia
- The song has been used in tourism ads for Bon Jovi's home state of New Jersey.
- The song was performed when Bon Jovi and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles headlined NASCAR's Daytona 500 at the beginning of the 2006 NASCAR season.
- The song was featured in the Pilot episode of the CBS drama Jericho.
- The song was featured in an episode of The West Wing, which featured Jon Bon Jovi in a guest appearance. The episode was named after another song on the Have A Nice Day album, "Welcome To Wherever You Are".
- The country version was originally to be recorded with Keith Urban, who was also to play banjo on the song; however, Bon Jovi decided that Keith's voice was too similar to his own.
- Even though this song was the first time that Bon Jovi as a band reached the country charts, Jon Bon Jovi himself previously charted on a duet with Chris LeDoux called "Bang a Drum".
[edit] References
- Billboard.com. U.S. chart data. Retrieved on June 29, 2006.
- Bon Jovi: Have a Nice Day F.A.Q.. Information on the song and its meaning. Retrieved on June 29, 2006.
- Chart Data: Bon Jovi. Worldwide chart positions. Retrieved on June 29, 2006.
[edit] External links
- IslandRecords.com/BonJovi — official website.
