Who Says You Can't Go Home
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| Single by Bon Jovi | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Have a Nice Day | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | January 30, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, digital download | ||||||||||||||||||
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4:40 (Album/Rock version) 3:50 (Duet version/UK radio edit) |
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| Label | Island | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Who Says You Can't Go Home" is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora for the American rock band Bon Jovi's ninth album Have a Nice Day (2005). The song was produced by John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. It was released as the second single in North America in the first quarter of 2006 and reached the top 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, peaking at #23. Outside North America, "Welcome to Wherever You Are" was released as the second single with "Who Says You Can't Go Home" being released as the album's third release on June 12, 2006. The song reached #5 in the UK, becoming the band's second Top 10 single from the album. A version of the song was also shipped to country music radio, featuring duet vocals from Jennifer Nettles of the duo Sugarland and peaked at #1 on the Country charts.
The lyrics to "Who Says You Can't Go Home" reflect on lead singer Jon Bon Jovi's own personal passion for his community and New Jersey roots.
In the United States, a version of the song was released to the country music format as a duet with Jennifer Nettles, lead singer of the duo Sugarland.
The country music version was originally recorded as a duet with Keith Urban, who also played banjo on the song. After Jon Bon Jovi decided that Urban's voice was too similar to his own, he asked a representative of Mercury Records to recommend a female duet partner.
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