"Livin' on a Prayer" is Bon Jovi's second single from their Slippery When Wet album. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, was well received at both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV, giving the band their first #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The single also became Bon Jovi's second consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit and has become the band's signature song, topping fan-voted lists and re-charting around the world decades after its release. The album version of the song fades out at the end, with a song length of 4:10. However, the original un-faded version of the song, playable on the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour, ends with a repeat of the intro riff and a talkbox solo; this version ends at 4:53. The original ending is also playable on similar video game Rock Band 2, though edited in this case. The version included on the 2005 DualDisc edition of Slippery When Wet has an extended version of the original ending, with a different talkbox solo playing over the riff; this version, which fades out at the end like the standard version of the song, ends at 5:06. Wikipedia [ - ]

"Livin' on a Prayer" is Bon Jovi's second single from their Slippery When Wet album. Written by... [ + ]