Thank You for Loving Me

2000 single by Bon Jovi
"Thank You for Loving Me"
One of retail artworks
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Crush
ReleasedNovember 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
Length5:09
Label
  • Island
  • Mercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Jon Bon Jovi
  • Richie Sambora
Producer(s)
  • Jon Bon Jovi
  • Richie Sambora
  • Luke Ebbin
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Say It Isn't So"
(2000) 		"Thank You for Loving Me"
(2000) 		"One Wild Night"
(2001)

"Thank You for Loving Me" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. Written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora,[1] the song was released on November 6, 2000, as the third single (second in the United States) from their seventh studio album, Crush (2000).

Background and writing

In an interview on Top of the Pops 2, Jon revealed the title of the song was inspired by actor Brad Pitt's character in the film Meet Joe Black.[citation needed]

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 26 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart.[2][3] It and also reached the top 40 in several other countries including the United Kingdom (number 12), Flanders (number 17), Germany (number 25), and Australia (number 34).[4][5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Wayne Isham was filmed in Rome, Italy, at the Trevi Fountain.

Track listings

US 7-inch single[6]

A. "Thank You for Loving You" – 5:07
B. "Bed of Roses" – 6:34

UK CD1[7]

  1. "Thank You for Loving Me"
  2. "Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen from Mars" (live)
  3. "Runaway" (live acoustic)

UK CD2[8]

  1. "Thank You for Loving Me"
  2. "Just Older" (live)
  3. "Born to Be My Baby" (live)

UK cassette single and European CD single[9][10]

  1. "Thank You for Loving Me"
  2. "Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen from Mars" (live)

European maxi-CD single[11]

  1. "Thank You for Loving Me"
  2. "Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen from Mars" (live)
  3. "Runaway" (live acoustic)
  4. "Just Older" (live)

Australasian maxi-CD single 1[12]

  1. "Thank You for Loving Me" (radio edit)
  2. "Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen from Mars" (live)
  3. "Born to Be My Baby" (live)
  4. "I'll Be There for You" (live)
  5. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (live)

Australasian maxi-CD single 2[13]

  1. "Thank You for Loving Me" (radio edit)
  2. "Rockin' in the Free World" (live)
  3. "Just Older" (live)
  4. "It's My Life" (live)
  5. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (live)

Japanese CD single[14]

  1. "Thank You for Loving Me" (radio edit)
  2. "Born to Be My Baby" (live)
  3. "I'll Be There for You" (live)
  4. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 34
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 17
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[17] 6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 21
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 19
Italy (FIMI)[22] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 24
Norway (VG-lista)[25] 20
Portugal (AFP)[26] 6
Scotland (OCC)[27] 15
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] 14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 46
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 12
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[31] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 57
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[32] 15
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[33] 22
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[3] 26

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34] 34
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[35] 48
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[36] 98

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States November 6, 2000 Island [38][39]
November 7, 2000 Contemporary hit radio
United Kingdom November 27, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mercury [40]
Japan December 27, 2000 CD [41]
New Zealand January 15, 2001 [42]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Bon Jovi Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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  7. ^ Thank You for Loving Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 2000. 572 730-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Thank You for Loving Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 2000. 572 731-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  10. ^ Thank You for Loving Me (European CD single liner notes). Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 2000. 572 715-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Thank You for Loving Me (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 2000. 572 716-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Thank You for Loving Me (Australasian maxi-CD single liner notes). Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 2000. 572 725-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Thank You for Loving Me (Australasian maxi-CD single liner notes). Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 2000. 572 733-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  21. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thank You for Loving Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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  27. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
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  30. ^ "Bon Jovi – Thank You for Loving Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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  33. ^ "Bon Jovi Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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  35. ^ "Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 54.
  36. ^ "Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 60.
  37. ^ "Singles Accreditations Report - Nov 2023" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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  41. ^ "サンキュー | ボン・ジョヴィ" [Thank You | Bon Jovi] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  42. ^ "New Releases". netcd.co.nz. January 15, 2001. Archived from the original on January 17, 2001. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

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