The hit single "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi is from the eighties. Bon Jovi released the song in 1986 as the first single from their breakthrough album "Slippery When Wet."
Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, the song became the band’s first number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Its powerful chorus, polished production, and hard-rock sound helped make it one of the signature mainstream rock songs of the decade. The single was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and recorded in Vancouver, Canada.
The song also has an interesting connection to Bonnie Tyler. Desmond Child had originally written the chorus for Tyler’s 1986 song “If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man).” He later reworked it with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, creating the version that became a major hit for Bon Jovi.
Listeners sometimes confuse the song with “Shot Through the Heart,” from Bon Jovi’s 1984 debut album. Despite similar heartbreak themes, they are separate songs.