Edge of a Broken Heart (Bon Jovi song)

Song by Bon Jovi

"Edge of a Broken Heart"

Song by Bon Jovi

from the album Disorderlies Original Soundtrack

Released

1987

Recorded

1986

Genre

Glam metal

Length

4:33

Label

Mercury

Songwriter(s)

Jon Bon Jovi
Richie Sambora
Desmond Child

Producer(s)

Bruce Fairbairn

Bon Jovi singles chronology

"Never Say Goodbye"
(1987)

"Edge of a Broken Heart"
(1987)

"Bad Medicine"
(1988)

"Edge of a Broken Heart" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written during the making of the album Slippery When Wet, but was not included in the final cut or released as a single. It appeared on the soundtrack to the 1987 film Disorderlies, as well as on the B-side of the 12" version of hit singles "Livin' On A Prayer" and "Always".

Overview

The song was not released as a commercially available single and did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it did peak at #38 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart the week ending October 17, 1987.^[1]

The song was later included on the band's 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong 2004 box set^[2] and was released as an iTunes single. The song was also released on the special double-CD edition of Cross Road.

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-8230-7499-0.
^ "100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong . . ". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-31.