Bed of Roses (song)

This article is about the Bon Jovi song. For other uses, see Bed of roses.

"Bed of Roses"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Keep the Faith
Released	January 26, 1993
Format	CD single
Recorded	1992
Genre	Rock, power ballad
Length	6:38
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Jon Bon Jovi
Producer	Bob Rock
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Keep the Faith" (1992) "Bed of Roses" (1992) "In These Arms" (1993)

"Bed of Roses" is a rock song released by Bon Jovi in November 1992, from the album Keep the Faith. Jon Bon Jovi wrote the song in a hotel room while suffering from a hangover and the lyrics reflects his feelings at the time. The song contains drawn out guitar riffs and soft piano playing, along with emotive and high vocals by Jon Bon Jovi.

The song's power ballad style made it a worldwide hit, and it demonstrated the band's new, more mature sound after their success as a glam metal band in the '80s. Released as a successful single in 1993, it reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the top 40 mainstream, #13 in the UK Top 40, and #10 in the German Top 100.

Music video

The video for "Bed of Roses" begins with shots of Richie Sambora playing guitar high in the mountain tops, and then cuts to scenes of Jon alone in his hotel room, the band recording the song in the studio, and finally performing live on stage. Initially the video directors wanted Jon Bon Jovi to be on the mountain tops, but Jon said: "I was on top of a mountain in 'Blaze of Glory', send them" (Richie Sambora and David Bryan, who is seen playing the piano at the mountain top).

The live portions were filmed at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on December 31, 1992 as part of a special New Year's Eve concert. In order to get the liveliest and largest crowd there for the video, the band made arrangements to have no floor seating, and to have one price, general admission tickets.

Tose Proeski covered this song during his concerts and on his 2011 album So Ljubav Ot Tose.

Track listing

International release

1. "Bed of Roses"
2. "Lay Your Hands on Me (Live)"
3. "Tokyo Road (Live)"
4. "I'll Be There for You (Live)"

Charts

End of year chart (1993)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10

Legacy

"Bed of Roses" became a staple on Bon Jovi setlists for years to come, and was featured on the band's Cross Road greatest hits album, and in acoustic style on This Left Feels Right. A live performance can be viewed on the Crush Tour DVD. A version with lyrics in Spanish was also recorded, entitled "Cama De Rosas". The song was also recorded by the Hard Rock band Hinder as a bonus track of the Wal-Mart re-release of their debut album, Extreme Behavior.

Notes

• "Chart Data: Bon Jovi". Worldwide chart positions. http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBonJovi.htm. Retrieved December 3, 2006.