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Released on Island, also Mr. Brightside (The Killers), Somebody Told Me (The Killers) and Take Me to Church (Hozier)
Written by Jon Bon Jovi, also Livin’ on a Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name and It’s My Life
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, also Just Like Heaven (The Cure), Summer of ’69 (Bryan Adams) and It’s My Life
Engineered by Obie O’Brien, also It’s My Life, These Days and This Ain’t a Love Song
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bob Clearmountain mixed 992 songs on fono, the 10th most of any mixer
Obie O’Brien engineered 6 of Bon Jovi’s top 10 songs
Bob Clearmountain mixed 5 of Bon Jovi’s top 10 songs
John Shanks produced 253 songs on fono
Credits
All 18 credits
- Written by
- Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
- Produced by
- John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
- Performed by
- David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Tico Torres
- Engineered by
- Alex Gibson, Jeff Rothschild, Mike Rew and Obie O’Brien
- Mixed by
- Bob Clearmountain and Brandon Duncan
- Part of
- The Circle
- Released on
- BMG Direct and Island
- Written by
- Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
- Produced by
- John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
- Performed by
- David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Tico Torres
- Engineered by
- Alex Gibson, Jeff Rothschild, Mike Rew and Obie O’Brien
- Mixed by
- Bob Clearmountain and Brandon Duncan
- Part of
- The Circle
- Released on
- BMG Direct and Island
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Jon Bon Jovi
Same mixer: Bob Clearmountain
Same engineer: Obie O’Brien
Same label: Island
Same release: The Circle
Same writer: Jon Bon Jovi
Same mixer: Bob Clearmountain
Same engineer: Obie O’Brien
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was performed by David Bryan
We Weren’t Born to Follow was performed by David Bryan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was performed by Jon Bon Jovi
We Weren’t Born to Follow was performed by Jon Bon Jovi
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was performed by Richie Sambora
We Weren’t Born to Follow was performed by Richie Sambora
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was performed by Tico Torres
We Weren’t Born to Follow was performed by Tico Torres
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was produced by John Shanks
We Weren’t Born to Follow was produced by John Shanks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was produced by Jon Bon Jovi
We Weren’t Born to Follow was produced by Jon Bon Jovi
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was produced by Richie Sambora
We Weren’t Born to Follow was produced by Richie Sambora
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was written by Jon Bon Jovi
We Weren’t Born to Follow was written by Jon Bon Jovi
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was written by Richie Sambora
We Weren’t Born to Follow was written by Richie Sambora
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow is part of the release The Circle
We Weren’t Born to Follow is part of the release The Circle
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz BMG Direct is the label of the song We Weren’t Born to Follow
BMG Direct is the label of the song We Weren’t Born to Follow
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Island is the label of the song We Weren’t Born to Follow
Island is the label of the song We Weren’t Born to Follow
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was engineered by Alex Gibson
We Weren’t Born to Follow was engineered by Alex Gibson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was engineered by Jeff Rothschild
We Weren’t Born to Follow was engineered by Jeff Rothschild
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was engineered by Mike Rew
We Weren’t Born to Follow was engineered by Mike Rew
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was engineered by Obie O’Brien
We Weren’t Born to Follow was engineered by Obie O’Brien
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was mixed by Bob Clearmountain
We Weren’t Born to Follow was mixed by Bob Clearmountain
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was mixed by Brandon Duncan
We Weren’t Born to Follow was mixed by Brandon Duncan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz We Weren’t Born to Follow was released on 2009-09-17
We Weren’t Born to Follow was released on 2009-09-17
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026