Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)

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Have a Nice Day is Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, released in September 2005. Produced by John Shanks the album was recorded at Sanctuary Sound II in New Jersey, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California. The album sold over 202,000 copies in total for the first week, and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, making it Bon Jovi's best first week sales in the band's history at that time. The album was certifed platinum by RIAA and as of March 2009, it has sold 1,552,000 copies in the United States.

2004 Pre-release

The new album that was to be Have A Nice Day was originally recorded in the summer of 2004, supposed ready for release for early 2005. However, due to various reasons and debates by the band and its record company, the album was pushed back. The band were to write and record more songs and also removed some from the original track list, and in the process, altering existing album tracks.

The pre-release version of the album contains a slightly different tracklist and includes alternate versions of songs that appeared on the final album. Some contain alternate lyrics and/or slightly different or additional arrangements. The album also had a rougher sound mix.

1. "Have A Nice Day"
2. "Welcome To Wherever You Are"
3. "I Want To Be Loved"
4. "Complicated"
5. "Bells Of Freedom"
6. "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
7. "Nothing"
8. "These Open Arms"
9. "Last Man Standing"
10. "Unbreakable"
11. "I Am"
12. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Duet with Jennifer Nettles)

Various tracks from the pre-released album have been leaked onto the Internet and copies of the entire pre-release album exist in circulation amongst traders. One notable track removed from the final Have A Nice Day album is "Nothing". Many fans consider this song to be one of the best songs the band have ever written during the 2000s. It was supposedly cut from the album due to its similarity to "I Am", which remained on the album. American Idol 2005 runner-up Bo Bice later re-recorded the song, entitled "Nothing Without You", for his debut album, The Real Thing.

Another cut from the album was a duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with Keith Urban, supposedly because it was considered Jon Bon Jovi and Urban's voices were too similar, and therefore difficult to differentiate between.

"These Open Arms" and "Unbreakable" were also removed from the original track list, but were later included as bonus tracks on the album in certain territories. "These Open Arms" was released as a track for the Japanese version, but it was released in the US to be sung by Clay Aiken on A Thousand Different Ways.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Have a Nice Day"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Shanks	3:49
2.	"I Want to be Loved"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Shanks	3:49
3.	"Welcome to Wherever You Are"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Shanks	3:47
4.	"Who Says You Can't Go Home"	Bon Jovi, Sambora	4:40
5.	"Last Man Standing"	Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon	4:37
6.	"Bells of Freedom"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child	4:55
7.	"Wildflower"	Bon Jovi	4:13
8.	"Last Cigarette"	Bon Jovi, David Bryan	3:38
9.	"I Am"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Shanks	3:53
10.	"Complicated"	Bon Jovi, Falcon, Max Martin	3:37
11.	"Novocaine"	Bon Jovi	4:49
12.	"Story of My Life"	Bon Jovi, Falcon	4:08
13.	"Who Says You Can't Go Home (duet version with Jennifer Nettles)‡"	Bon Jovi, Sambora	3:50

Japan, UK, Australia and Asia Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Dirty Little Secret"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Shanks, Child	3:37
14.	"Unbreakable"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan	3:52

Japan Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"These Open Arms"	Bon Jovi, Child	3:42

‡ Omitted from Japanese and Australian versions

Bonus DVD: Live from Atlantic City

Alongside the standard edition of the album, a bonus edition was released which included a 5-track live DVD. The live footage was recorded during a concert in Atlantic City in November 2004 to promote the release of the box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong. All of the songs on the DVD are from the box set with the exception of "Everyday", which is from Bounce:

1. "Everyday"
2. "Miss Fourth of July"
3. "I Get a Rush"
4. "These Arms Are Open All Night"
5. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"

The DVD also contains a documentary about the making of Have a Nice Day and a photo gallery.

Personnel

• Jon Bon Jovi - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Richie Sambora - guitars, backing vocals
• Hugh McDonald - bass, backing vocals
• Tico Torres - drums, percussion
• David Bryan - keyboards, piano, backing vocals

Singles

The album produced the hit singles "Have a Nice Day" and "Who Says You Can't Go Home", as well as the internationally-released single "Welcome to Wherever You Are".

Charts

The album went to number one in 10 countries and it went to number two in the USA and UK. It also went to number one in Australia, Canada and Japan.

• No. 1 in Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Peru, Cyprus, Korea
• No. 2 in USA, UK, Spain, Turkey, Hong Kong, Greece
• No. 3 in Sweden, Russia
• No. 4 in Italy, Finland
• No. 5 in Belgium, Czech Republic, Ukraine, India
• No. 6 in Hungary
• No. 7 in Portugal
• No. 8 in Slovakia
• No. 9 in Ireland
• No. 11 in Norway
• No. 14 in France
• No. 19 in Denmark, Ecuador
• No. 26 in New Zealand