| "Born to Be My Baby" | ||||
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| Single byBon Jovi | ||||
| from the albumNew Jersey | ||||
| B-side | "Love for Sale" | |||
| Released | November 1988 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
| Bon Jovi singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Born to Be My Baby" at YouTube.com | ||||
"Born to Be My Baby" is a song by Americanrock bandBon Jovi. Written byJon Bon Jovi,Richie Sambora, andDesmond Child, it was released in November 1988 as the second single from their fourth studio album,New Jersey. The song peaked at number two on the USCash Box Top 100, number three on the USBillboard Hot 100, and number seven on theBillboardAlbum Rock Tracks chart. Worldwide, the single reached the top 20 in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand.
Despite the song's success, "Born to Be My Baby" was not included on the 1994Cross Road greatest hits album. However, it was included on Bon Jovi'sGreatest Hits album in 2010. In addition, an acoustic version of the song was recorded for their albumThis Left Feels Right.
Cash Box considered the song to be Jon Bon Jovi paying respect toBruce Springsteen.[3]
The video for the song was done in all black-and-white, like many of the band's videos from theNew Jersey album. A very low budget video, it was shot all in the studio, chronicling the recording process for "Born to Be My Baby". In the full length video, there is actually a dialogue between the band members, and the band does the chorus again, unsatisfied with the original version.
The video prominently features photogenic shots ofJon Bon Jovi singing, as well as the band gathering around a microphone to sing the "na-na-na-na-na" part. The video also features Jon Bon Jovi's wife, Dorothea. The ending of the video depicts Bon Jovi cheering and hugging each other. This was the moment that the band learnedNew Jersey was the No. 1 album in the U.S.[4]
The video was included onNew Jersey: The Videos, a promotionalVHS that is no longer manufactured. The video was absent from the video collectionCross Road: The Videos. It was later featured on Bon Jovi's 2010 releaseGreatest Hits - The Ultimate Video Collection.
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[18] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | November 1988 |
| Mercury | |
| Japan | December 21, 1988 | Mini-CD | [19] | |
| February 25, 1989 | Mini-album | [20] |
