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On This Day, February 14, 1987\u2026<\/p>\n

New Jersey rockers\u00a0Bon Jovi<\/strong>\u00a0scored their second #1 single when \u201cLivin\u2019 on a Prayer<\/a>\u201d topped the\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u00a0Hot 100 chart.<\/p>\n

Released in October 1986, the track was the second hit single from their third album,\u00a0Slippery When Wet<\/em>. The first, \u201cYou Give Love a Bad Name,\u201d hit #1 in November, 1986.<\/p>\n

\u201cLivin\u2019 on a Prayer,\u201d written by\u00a0Jon Bon Jovi<\/strong>,\u00a0Richie Sambora<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Desmond Child<\/strong>, was also the band\u2019s first #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The video for the track, directed by\u00a0Wayne Isham<\/strong>, played in heavy rotation on MTV, and in January of 2023 hit one billion views on YouTube.<\/p>\n