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About Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi
Bad Medicine is credited to Bon Jovi on New Jersey (Deluxe Edition). This catalogue edition runs 5:17 and lists the song as track 2 of 15 on disc 1. The linked edition is dated 1988-09-03.
Catalogue artist credit: Bon Jovi.
Catalogue title: Bad Medicine. Genre: Hard Rock. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
Recording & video versions
The New Jersey (Deluxe Edition) edition is the recording reference for this page. Use its source link for the album version, or the YouTube player for the separately identified video.
Selected video: Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine (Official Music Video). Published by BonJoviVEVO. Video length: 4:19.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
Artist Information
Bon Jovi
Livin’ on a Prayer and You Give Love a Bad Name introduce the big refrains in this selection. Always and Bed of Roses slow the pace and put the vocal in focus. Compare those with It’s My Life and Have a Nice Day for a different guitar and production texture.
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