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Written by Desmond Child, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi) and I Was Made for Lovin’ You (KISS)
Released on CBS, also Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash), Down Under (Men at Work) and (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
Part of Soul Provider, also Soul Provider, When I’m Back on My Feet Again and From Now On
Written by Diane Warren, also Bed of Nails (Alice Cooper), Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s theme) (Mariah Carey) and I Get Weak (Belinda Carlisle)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Diane Warren wrote 240 songs on fono
Desmond Child wrote 216 songs on fono
Desmond Child’s most frequent co-writer is Jon Bon Jovi (44 songs together)
Diane Warren’s most frequent co-writer is Desmond Child (18 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Desmond Child, Diane Warren and Michael Bolton
- Part of
- Soul Provider
- Released on
- CBS
- Written by
- Desmond Child, Diane Warren and Michael Bolton
- Part of
- Soul Provider
- Released on
- CBS
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Desmond Child
Same writer: Diane Warren
Same label: CBS
Same release: Soul Provider
Same writer: Desmond Child
Same writer: Diane Warren
Same label: CBS
Same release: Soul Provider
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz How Can We Be Lovers was written by Desmond Child
How Can We Be Lovers was written by Desmond Child
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2MusicBrainz How Can We Be Lovers was written by Diane Warren
How Can We Be Lovers was written by Diane Warren
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3MusicBrainz How Can We Be Lovers was written by Michael Bolton
How Can We Be Lovers was written by Michael Bolton
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4MusicBrainz How Can We Be Lovers is part of the release Soul Provider
How Can We Be Lovers is part of the release Soul Provider
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5MusicBrainz CBS is the label of the song How Can We Be Lovers
CBS is the label of the song How Can We Be Lovers
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6MusicBrainz How Can We Be Lovers was released on 1989-06-19
How Can We Be Lovers was released on 1989-06-19
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026