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100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
Box set by
ReleasedNovember 16, 2004
Recorded1985–2003
Length3:43:26
LabelIsland
Producer
Bon Jovi chronology
This Left Feels Right
(2003)
100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
(2004)
Have a Nice Day
(2005)
Singles from 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
  1. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"
    Released: 2004 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong is a box set by Bon Jovi, released in 2004 through Island Records. A collection of demos and B-sides, it was released to celebrate the band's twentieth anniversary and their milestone of selling 100 million records worldwide.

Content

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The box set consists of 4 CDs, and also includes a DVD of the band talking about the tracks and additional archive candid footage of the band. Additionally, the Japanese version of the box set also includes a fifth CD. The box set charted at #53 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Apart from songs released as iTunes singles "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" was released as a promo CD single for the box set.[5] The song was since played extensively on the bands following Have a Nice Day Tour.

The box set includes the songs "Real Life" and "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" which were previously released as singles for soundtrack albums but never featured on a Bon Jovi album until now. "Edge of a Broken Heart" was also previously released for a soundtrack album and the Slippery When Wet 2-CD Special Edition Bonus CD (PHCR-90015/6) in 1998.

The album title and the cover art is a play on the 1959 Elvis Presley compilation 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong.

Track listing

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Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Why Aren't You Dead?" (Unreleased demo, 1994)Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child3:31
2."The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" (Unreleased demo, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora5:08
3."Taking It Back" (Unreleased demo, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:17
4."Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (Original demo, 1994)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child5:18
5."Miss Fourth of July" (Unreleased demo, 1992)Bon Jovi5:40
6."Open All Night (#2)" (Unreleased demo, 1994, not the same song from Bounce)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Eric Bazilian5:47
7."These Arms Are Open All Night" (Unreleased demo, 1998 - performed by JBJ & The Big Dogs)Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon5:20
8."I Get a Rush" (Unreleased demo, 1996)Bon Jovi, Child, Bazilian2:57
9."Someday Just Might Be Tonight" (Unreleased demo, 1996)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Mark Hudson4:13
10."Thief of Hearts" (Unreleased studio track, 2003)Bon Jovi, Patrick Leonard4:17
11."Last Man Standing" (Unreleased studio track, 2003 - alternate version appears on Have a Nice Day)Bon Jovi, Falcon4:32
12."I Just Want to Be Your Man" (Unreleased demo, 1994)Bon Jovi3:28
Total length:54:28
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Garageland" (Unreleased demo, 1999)Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora3:26
2."Starting All Over Again" (Japan bonus track on Keep the Faith, but an alternate recording is featured on this box set, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child3:44
3."Maybe Someday" (Unreleased demo, 1999)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:43
4."Last Chance Train" (Unreleased demo, 1998)Bon Jovi, Mark Hudson4:31
5."The Fire Inside" (Unreleased demo, 1994)Bon Jovi4:50
6."Every Beat of My Heart" (Unreleased demo, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:49
7."Rich Man Living in a Poor Man's House" (Unreleased demo, 1998)Bon Jovi, David A. Stewart4:22
8."The One That Got Away" (Unreleased demo, 1999 - Intended for Kevin Costner's "Message in a Bottle")Bon Jovi, Sambora4:48
9."You Can Sleep While I Dream" (Unreleased demo, 1999)Bon Jovi, Hudson, Dean Grakal4:53
10."Outlaws of Love" (Unreleased demo, officially from 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora3:20
11."Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" (from the motion picture soundtrack to The Cowboy Way, 1994)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:29
12."We Rule the Night" (Unreleased demo, 1985)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:09
Total length:52:04
Disc Three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Edge of a Broken Heart" (from the motion picture soundtrack to Disorderlies, 1986)Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child4:36
2."Sympathy" (Unreleased demo, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora5:23
3."Only in My Dreams" (featuring Tico Torres on vocals; Unreleased demo, 1994)Bon Jovi5:07
4."Shut Up and Kiss Me" (Unreleased demo, 1997 - performed by JBJ & The Big Dogs)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child2:47
5."Crazy Love" (Unreleased demo, 1998)Bon Jovi, Mark Hudson, David A. Stewart4:25
6."Lonely at the Top" (Remixed version of B-Side, 1995)Bon Jovi, Sambora3:51
7."Ordinary People" (International B-side of "Say It Isn't So", 2000)Bon Jovi4:07
8."Flesh and Bone" (Unreleased demo, 1994)Bon Jovi, Sambora, David Bryan5:01
9."Satellite" (Unreleased demo, 1999)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:56
10."If I Can't Have Your Love" (featuring Richie Sambora on vocals – outtake from Stranger in This Town, 1991)Sambora, Child, Diane Warren4:15
11."Real Life" (from the motion picture soundtrack to EDtv; unreleased remix, 1999)Bon Jovi, Child3:52
12."Memphis Lives in Me" (featuring David Bryan on vocals; unreleased from the original musical Memphis, 2003)Bryan, Joe DiPietro3:03
13."Too Much of a Good Thing" (Unreleased demo, 1999)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Richie Supa4:23
Total length:55:46
Disc Four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Ain't Nothing But a Four Letter Word" (Unreleased studio recording, 1992)Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan4:14
2."Love Ain't Nothing But a Four Letter Word" (Original demo, 1992)Bon Jovi4:08
3."River Runs Dry" (Unreleased demo, 1996)Bon Jovi, Desmond Child3:57
4."Always" (Unreleased demo, 1994)Bon Jovi5:46
5."Kidnap an Angel" (Unreleased demo, 1999)Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon5:56
6."Breathe" (B-side, 2002)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Marti Frederiksen3:40
7."Out of Bounds" (Unreleased demo, 1986)Bon Jovi, Sambora3:46
8."Letter to a Friend" (Unreleased demo, 1994)Bon Jovi4:19
9."Temptation" (Alternate Version of International B-side to "It's My Life", 2000)Bon Jovi4:23
10."Gotta Have a Reason" (Unreleased demo, 1993)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Michael Kamen4:59
11."All I Wanna Do Is You" (Unreleased demo, 1997)Bon Jovi, Sambora3:03
12."Billy" (Unreleased demo, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:32
13."Nobody's Hero" (Unreleased demo, 1994)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:33
14."Livin' on a Prayer" (Original demo, 1986 - Hidden track)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child3:52
Total length:61:08
Disc Five (Japan Bonus Disc)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."With a Little Help from My Friends" (Live, B-Side, 1995)John Lennon, Paul McCartney6:16
2."Love Is War" (B-side of "Living in Sin" single, 1989)Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora4:15
3."Borderline" (B-Side & Japan-only single, 1986)Bon Jovi, David Bryan4:10
4."Hush" (B-side of "It's My Life" single, 2000)Bon Jovi3:45
5."I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas" (B-side of "Keep the Faith" single, 1992)Bon Jovi4:28
6."Save a Prayer" (Keep the Faith Japan bonus track, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora5:56
7."Fields of Fire" ("Keep the Faith" era demo from the These Days European 2-disc special edition bonus track, 1996)Bon Jovi4:10
8."Another Reason to Believe" (B-side of "Everyday" single, 2002)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Billy Falcon, Jeffrey Steele3:29
9."Let's Make It Baby" ("New Jersey" era demo from the These Days European 2-disc special edition bonus track, 1996)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child6:20
10."The End" (B-Side, 1995)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan3:37
Total length:46:26

Best of the Boxset (Single disc version)

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The Best of the Boxset compilation album (a 10 track sampler) is very rare but available. It features the 10 best tracks from all the CDs of the box set on one single CD.[6]

Track listing

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Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" (Unreleased demo, 1992)Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora5:08
2."Why Aren't You Dead?" (Unreleased demo, 1994)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child3:31
3."I Get a Rush" (Unreleased demo, 1996)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child2:57
4."Open All Night (#2)" (Unreleased demo, 1994, not the same song from Bounce)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Eric Bazilian5:47
5."Love Ain't Nothing But a Four Letter Word" (Unreleased studio recording, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora, David Bryan4:14
6."Breathe" (International B-side, 2002)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Marti Frederiksen3:40
7."Lonely at the Top" (International B-side, 1995)Bon Jovi, Sambora3:51
8."Thief of Hearts" (Unreleased studio track, 2003)Bon Jovi, Patrick Leonard4:17
9."Edge of a Broken Heart" (from the motion picture soundtrack to Disorderlies, 1986)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:36
10."Taking It Back" (Unreleased demo, 1992)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:17
Total length:42:18

Personnel

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Band members

Additional musicians

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 50
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 84
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 90
US Billboard 200[12] 53

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong - Bon Jovi". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. ^ Browne, David (10 December 2004). "If Nirvana's Not Your Bag..." Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Bon Jovi: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Bon Jovi Dharts & awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ^ "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight promo single". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Bon Jovi Box set 10 Track Sampler". Eil. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "Bon Jovi Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Bon Jovi". Recording Industry Association of America.