Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi song)

"Have a Nice Day"
Single by Bon Jovi from the album Have a Nice Day
Released	August 30, 2005
Format	CD single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Hard rock Album-oriented rock
Length	3:48
Label	Island
Writer	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and John Shanks
Producer	John Shanks
Certification	Gold (USA) Gold (US) (digital) Gold (Australia) Platinum (Worldwide)
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Bounce" (2003) "Have a Nice Day" (2005) "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (2006) Audio sample Image:Bon Jovi- Have A Nice Day.oggInfo (help·info)

"Have a Nice Day" is Bon Jovi's first single off the 2005 album Have a Nice Day. It was first performed at the 2004 American Music Awards, where an incomplete version of the song was played. The final version of the song was first performed in full at the Philadelphia Live 8 concert on July 2 2005, and released worldwide as a single the following month. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and John Shanks. "Have a Nice Day" preceded the September 20 release of the album of the same name.

Chart success

"Have A Nice Day" charted at #2 in Sweden, #6 in the United Kingdom, #7 in Germany, #8 in Australia, #8 in Finland, #10 in Switzerland, #10 in Japan, #53 in the United States (Billboard Hot 100) and #38 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Lyrical Content

"Have a Nice Day" is a song of defiance and rising against adversity, its strong lyrics reinforced by heavy guitar riffs with powerful vocals. "There's obviously a sense of irony when you say it. You can say it one way and you can take it another way", says Jon Bon Jovi about the song's title[1]. On the documentary on the Live from Atlantic City Bonus DVD, Richie Sambora says that the title of the album is meant to be said aggressively, likening it to the way that Clint Eastwood said "Have a nice day" in his earlier movies. Jon wrote the song in the wake of John Kerry's unsuccessful 2004 presidential bid, for whom Jon had been a strong campaigner. The line "Take a look around you nothing's what it seems / We're living in the broken home of hopes and dreams" reflects Jon's thoughts on the political state of America. The song has proven to be popular among Bon Jovi fans and was staple performance during the band's 2005/2006 Have A Nice Day Tour. However, it was missing from some concerts on the Lost Highway Tour, replaced by Have a Nice Day's second and more successful single "Who Says You Can't Go Home". It was also featured as one of the six live tracks on the promotional album Live from the Have a Nice Day Tour, released through Wal-Mart. Melinda Doolittle covered the song during Bon Jovi Week on American Idol Season 6.

References

• Have a Nice Day Album Review
• Chart Data: Bon Jovi. Worldwide chart positions. Retrieved on November 12, 2006.