^ "The Irish Charts - Search the Charts - I'll Be There for You". ^ " Bon Jovi – I'll Be There for You" (in German). Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. ^ "Accès direct à ces Artistes" (in French). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. ^ " Bon Jovi – I'll Be There For You" (in Dutch). ^ " Bon Jovi – I'll Be There For You". 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best". ^ "Top Hair Metal Power Ballads To Celebrate Valentine's Day | Shutter 16 Magazine". When played during The Circle Tour, it was sung by lead guitarist Richie Sambora. It is a heavy metal song opposed to its A-side that is a glam metal power ballad. "Homebound Train," the B-side to "I'll Be There for You", is notable for being one of the band's heaviest songs, and also for the brief back-and-forth keyboard and harmonica solos leading up to the guitar solo. The video footage then switches midway to black-and-white footage from a Bon Jovi concert at the old Wembley Arena in London, England. However, it is persistent throughout the clip that Richie Sambora's face is constantly in shadow through the entire video. 
The video for the song (directed by Wayne Isham) features the band performing on a dark stage with an almost monochromatic blue color due to the stage lighting, with close-ups of each member, most notably lead singer Jon Bon Jovi and lead guitarist Richie Sambora. As the band (and glam metal) was at its peak popularity at this time, the song quickly climbed to the number one position on both the Cash Box Top 100 and Billboard Hot 100, becoming their fourth number one single.Ĭash Box ranked it as the #2 pop single of 1989, behind only Madonna's " Like a Prayer." Music video Originally released on the 1988 album New Jersey, it became the band's third single from the album when it was released as a single in 1989. The single ranked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Mainstream rock chart.
It was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. " I'll Be There for You" is a power ballad by American rock band Bon Jovi, released as the third single from their 1988 album New Jersey.
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