Bad Medicine
~ Recording by Bon Jovi
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 836 345-1, VERH 62 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| PolyGram | 836 345-2 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 28PD-498 |
| 1.1 | Bad Medicine | 5:18 | Bon Jovi | Bad Medicine | Bon Jovi | Single |
| PolyGram | JOVCD3 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 836 345-2 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 836 245 2 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 836 345-1 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 836 345-2 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 5380242 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 5380242 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (France, PDO pressing) | Bon Jovi | Album | Jambco, Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 836 345-2 | |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (Columbia House edition) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | CRC 743047T, P2-36345 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 836 345-2 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Jambco, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 836 345-2, D-100516 |
| 1.1 | Bad Medicine | 5:19 | Bon Jovi | Bad Medicine | Bon Jovi | EP |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 13PD-1 |
| 1.1 | Bad Medicine | 5:20 | Bon Jovi | Bad Medicine | Bon Jovi | Single |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | PHCR-8029 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road (BMG club edition) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 314 526 013-2, D106183 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314 526 013-2 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road: The Best of Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), PolyGram | 314 526 013-2 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | PHCR-1300 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation | Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 522 936-2 | |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | SSTARCD6134 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | P2-26013 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road: The Best of Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), PolyGram | P2 26013 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | PHCR-90021, PHCR-90022 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road: The Best of Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 522 936-2 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (BMG club edition) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 314 538 090-2, D126935 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (The Bon Jovi Remasters) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314 538 090-2 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road (Remastered) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 522 936-2 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:14 | Bon Jovi | Tokyo Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | UICL-9001 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:14 | Bon Jovi | Tokyo Road (first press) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | UICL-9001 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road (Sound & Vision edition) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 0602498333099 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road (Sound & Vision edition) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 0600753016084 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road: The Best of Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 0602498306260 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 0602498499276 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | B0014175-02 |
| 4.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: Special Edition Collector’s Box | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | UICY-91555 |
| 1.2 | バッド・メディシン | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) | UICX-1341, UICY-94549 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (special edition) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | UICX-1341, UICY-94549 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (iTunes edition) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation | Island Def Jam Digital Distribution | ||
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 602527523347 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 2752881 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 2752339 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (limited edition) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | UICL-9095, UICL-9096 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (deluxe edition) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | B0014904-02 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (iTunes LP) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (Amazon Exclusive Version) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | B001490402 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 602527523361 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | B0014903-02 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (Special Edition - Bonus 2 live tracks) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 2752334 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (Ovi store edition) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | B0014904-01 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 0602527366906 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:14 | Bon Jovi | Icon: Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | B0018064-02 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:14 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road: The Best of Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | B001806402 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (mastered for iTunes) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Island Def Jam (clean up, see annotation) | |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Island Def Jam (clean up, see annotation) | |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (2014 remastered reissue) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 3789130 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | UICY-76434 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (super deluxe edition) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 3784328 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | UICY-76946 |
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (deluxe edition) (mastered for iTunes) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Island Def Jam (clean up, see annotation) | |
| 1.12 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Classic Cuts, Volume 155: Stadium Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | CC155 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 602527546100 |
| 4.2 | Bad Medicine | ?:?? | Bon Jovi | The Albums | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 00602547028099 |
| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | |
| 1.5 | Bad Medicine (album version) | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Hair Metal | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 2.3 | Bad Medicine | 5:14 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road: The Best of Bon Jovi (Walmart exclusive translucent red vinyl) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | B0031145 01 |
| 1.12 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Summer in the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 1.13 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Oi Yeah Nah! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | ||
| 1.16 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Heavy Metal Summer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 2.3 | Bad Medicine | 5:14 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road: The Best of Bon Jovi (standard black vinyl) | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | B0032360-01 |
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Universal Music Hong Kong | 5394030 |
| 2.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Universal Music Hong Kong | 5394030 |
| 1.1 | Bad Medicine | 5:16 | Bon Jovi | Hit Wave | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.2 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | New Jersey (BIEM / MCPS, made in France by PMDC) | Bon Jovi | Album |
| Jambco, Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 836 345-2 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | ?:?? | Bon Jovi | Essential Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Phonogram | JOVI 1989 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.10 | Bad Medicine | 5:10 | Bon Jovi | Hit Collection 2000 | Jon Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| DJ’s Club | BRONS 898 |
| 1.10 | Bad Medicine | 5:15 | Bon Jovi | The Best 2000 | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Panda Music (Russian bootleg label) | [none] |
| 1.8 | Bad Medicine | ?:?? | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark | 20341-1/2 |
| 1.7 | Bad Medicine | ?:?? | Bon Jovi | Blaze of Hits | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Gold 98 | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.13 | Bad Medicine | 5:19 | Bon Jovi | Most Requested | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.12 | Bad Medicine | 5:15 | Bon Jovi | The Best of Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation | |||
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.13 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Burning for Rock | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.11 | Bad Medicine | 5:17 | Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits '94 | Bon Jovi | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| assistant engineer and assistant mixer: | Chris Taylor (engineer) |
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| engineer and mixer: | Bob Rock |
| producer: | Bruce Fairbairn |
| acoustic guitar: | Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora |
| bass guitar: | Alec John Such |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Tico Torres |
| electric guitar and mandolin: | Richie Sambora |
| guest percussion: | Gouin Morris |
| harmonica and lead vocals: | Jon Bon Jovi |
| keyboard: | David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi) |
| background vocals: | Jon Bon Jovi David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi) Richie Sambora Alec John Such |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1988) Star Mark Compilations (from 2008 to present) The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2014) |
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| recorded at and mixed at: | Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| recording of: | Bad Medicine |
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Related works
Bad Medicine
| writer: | Jon Bon Jovi Desmond Child Richie Sambora |
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| publisher: | Aggressive Music PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1988) EMI April Music Inc. (in 1988) New Jersey Underground Music Inc. (in 1988) PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1988) SBK April Music Inc. (in 1988) |
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