Born to Be My Baby
"Born to Be My Baby" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child. It was released on November 24, 1988 as the second single from their fourth studio album New Jersey. It peaked the following year at number 2 on the Cash BoxTop 100, 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 , number 7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number 22 in the UK, and number 30 in Australia.
| "Born to Be My Baby" | ||||
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| Single by Bon Jovi | ||||
| from the album New Jersey | ||||
| B-side | "Love for Sale" | |||
| Released | November 24, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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| Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Born to Be My Baby" at YouTube.com | ||||
Cash Box considered the song to be Jon Bon Jovi paying respect to Bruce Springsteen. Cash Box ranked it as the #22 pop single of 1989.
"Born to Be My Baby" was the second of five singles from New Jersey to chart in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, the most top 10 hits for any glam metal album. Despite the song's success, it was not included in the 1994 Cross Road greatest hits album. However the song 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.