You Give Love A Bad Name. WRITERS. Richie Sambora +2 more. Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child. LICENSES. UMG (on behalf of Island Records); LatinAutor - SonyATV, UMPG Publishing, AMRA Aerosmith, Nirvana, Scorpions, Bon Jovi, GNR, Journey, Nazareth || Best Slow Rock Songs Ever. 📜 Lyrics: "You Give Love A Bad Name" Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child about a woman who has jilted her lover, the song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 29, 1986, and became the band's first number-one hit. In 2007, the song re-entered the charts at No. 29 after Blake Lewis performed it on American Idol. FDCQE.

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