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Born to Be My Baby

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"Born to Be My Baby"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album New Jersey
B-side"Love for Sale"
ReleasedNovember 1988
Genre
Length4:40
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Bad Medicine"
(1988) 		"Born to Be My Baby"
(1988) 		"I'll Be There For You"
(1989)
Music video
"Born to Be My Baby" at YouTube.com

"Born to Be My Baby" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond 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 US Cash Box Top 100, number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number seven on the Billboard Album 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 1994 Cross Road greatest hits album. However, it was included on Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits album in 2010. In addition, an acoustic version of the song was recorded for their album This Left Feels Right.

Critical reception

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Cash Box considered the song to be Jon Bon Jovi paying respect to Bruce Springsteen.[3]

Music video

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The video for the song was done in all black-and-white, like many of the band's videos from the New 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 of Jon 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 learned New Jersey was the No. 1 album in the U.S.[4]

The video was included on New Jersey: The Videos, a promotional VHS that is no longer manufactured. The video was absent from the video collection Cross Road: The Videos. It was later featured on Bon Jovi's 2010 release Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Video Collection.

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • mini-CD
  • cassette
 Mercury
Japan December 21, 1988 Mini-CD [19]
February 25, 1989 Mini-album [20]

References

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  1. ^ "Six Pack: Bon Jovi fans' 'prayers' answered here". The Daily Journal. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Leftridge, Steve (April 7, 2013). "We're Halfway There: Bon Jovi's Quest for Respectability, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. November 26, 1988. p. 18. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "New Jersey Deluxe Edition" booklet. Publisher: Mercury Records. UMG Recordings, Inc
  5. ^ "Bon Jovi – Born to Be My Baby". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 49, no. 17. February 20, 1989. p. 6.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Born to Be My Baby". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bon Jovi – Born to Be My Baby". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ^ "Bon Jovi – Born to Be My Baby". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Bon Jovi Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Bon Jovi Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bon Jovi – Born to Be My Baby" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved May 29, 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.
  17. ^ "Top 50 Pop Singles". Cash Box. December 30, 1989. p. 9.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  19. ^ "ボン・ジョヴィ | ボーン・トゥ・ビー・マイ・ベイビー" [Bon Jovi | Born to Be My Baby] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "ボン・ジョヴィ | ボーン・トゥ・ビー・マイ・ベイビー～BJミニ・ベスト" [Bon Jovi | Born to Be My Baby ~ BJ Mini Best] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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