Who Says You Can't Go Home

"Who Says You Can't Go Home"
Song

"Who Says You Can't Go Home" is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora for the American rock band 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, peaking at #23. 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. The song reached #5 in the UK, becoming the band's second Top 10 single from the album. A version of the song was also shipped to country music radio, featuring duet vocals from Jennifer Nettles of the duo Sugarland.

Content

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. The song was used by the New Jersey state tourism office in television advertisements.

Country music version

In the United States, a version of the song was released to the country music format as a duet with Jennifer Nettles, lead singer of the duo Sugarland.

The country music version was originally to have been recorded as a duet with Keith Urban, who was also to play banjo on the song. After Jon Bon Jovi decided that Urban's voice was too similar to his own, he asked a representative of Mercury Records to recommend a female duet partner.

Music video

The music video for the country version features Habitat for Humanity volunteers, including members of the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football League team owned in part by Jon Bon Jovi, 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. It also received an award for Best Collaborative Video at the CMT Music Awards in 2006.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Who Says You Can't Go Home".

UK CD single #1

1. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Radio edit)
2. "Complicated" (Live in Boston)

UK CD single #2

1. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Radio edit)
2. "Last Man Standing" (Live in Boston)
3. "Raise Your Hands" (Live in Boston)
4. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" music video (dog suit version)

Vinyl single

1. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Radio edit)
2. "Complicated" (Live in Boston)

Digital Download

1. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Acoustic Version)

Charts

Country version featuring Jennifer Nettles

Chart (2005-2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	7
Canadian Radio & Records Country Singles	3

Rock version

Chart (2005-2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	23
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	41
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	8
UK Singles Chart	5
Irish Singles Chart	30
Austrian Singles Chart	36
German Top 100	54

Awards and Achievements

• Won award for "Best Collaborative Video" at the CMT Music Awards in 2006.
• Won award for "Favorite Rock Song" at the 33rd People's 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"

References

• "Billboard.com". U.S. chart data. Retrieved June 29, 2006.
• "Bon Jovi: Have a Nice Day F.A.Q." Information on the song and its meaning. Retrieved June 29, 2006.
• "Chart Data: Bon Jovi". Worldwide chart positions. Retrieved June 29, 2006.