Suddenly, Bon Jovi were one of the biggest bands on the planet, with the ‘Slippery When Wet’ and ‘New Jersey’ albums both going to No. 1 and selling close to 50 million combined copies.

Lester Cohen/Getty Written by the Bon Jovi frontman, former bandmate Richie Sambora and songwriter Desmond Child, "Livin' on a Prayer" was released on the group's 1986 album Slippery When Wet ...

It’s time for Bon Jovi to get due credit from their record label, Mercury, for the fact that third album Slippery When Wet ...