Midnight in Chelsea

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "You may need to double-check the CD single sleeve to remind yourself that this is, in fact, a Jon Bon Jovi recording. The man who has made millions of teenage girls swoon with his pop/metal musings previews his forthcoming solo outing, "Destination Anywhere", with a sharply time-sensitive slice of funk/rock. This richly textured track opens with a shuffling, hip-hop-spiked drum loop that will unlock many a top 40 door without turning off faithful mainstream rock stations. However, Bon Jovi and co-producer Dave Stewart wisely steer down an appropriately guitar-paved road after the first few bars of the song. Factor in a markedly more mature and restrained vocal and a maddeningly memorable la-la-la chorus, and you have the makings of a smash that will ring in a bright new career phase for the artist."^[1] David Sinclair from The Times viewed the song as a "middle-of-the-road taster" from Bon Jovi's solo album.^[2]

The song's video was shot in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, with the Hotel Chelsea as a primary location. However, the song is actually about the London neighbourhood from which the Manhattan locale indirectly took its name, as evidenced by lyrics that refer to London topics such as Sloane Rangers, The Sun and "a big red bus". The usual description of lyrics do not include capital letters for The Sun. The music video was released on the DVD Destination Anywhere: The Film. At the time, the singer was filming "The Leading Man" in 1996 and was based in London which inspired the song.^{[citation needed]}

All songs were written by Jon Bon Jovi. Additional writers are credited in parentheses.

• UK and Australian CD1^[3]

1. "Midnight in Chelsea" (single edit) (Dave Stewart) – 4:03
2. "Sad Song Night" (Eric Bazillian, Desmond Child) – 4:11
3. "August 7" (acoustic version) – 4:12
4. "Midnight in Chelsea" (album version) (Stewart) – 4:58

• UK and Australian CD2; Japanese CD single^[4][5]

1. "Midnight in Chelsea" (single edit) (Dave Stewart) – 4:03
2. "Drive" (demo) – 4:14
3. "Every Word Was a Piece of My Heart" (Dave Stuart mix) – 4:39
4. "Midnight in Chelsea" (album version) (Stewart) – 4:58

• UK cassette single and European CD single^[6][7]

1. "Midnight in Chelsea" (single edit) (Stewart) – 4:03
2. "Midnight in Chelsea" (album version) (Stewart) – 4:58

Credits are lifted from the Destination Anywhere album booklet.^[8]

Recording

• Written in London in March 1996
• Recorded and produced at Right Track Studios (New York City) in December 1996
• Mixed at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Remixed at Quad Studios (New York City)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel