Something for the Pain
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| Single by Bon Jovi | ||||
| from the album These Days | ||||
| A-side | "Lie to Me" (US only) | |||
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| Released | September 5, 1995 | |||
| Length | 4:48 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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"Something for the Pain" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on September 5, 1995, by Mercury Records as the second single from their sixth studio album, These Days (1995). It is written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, and produced by Bon Jovi, Sambora and Peter Collins. The song charted at number 15 in Canada, number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and number four in Finland. In the United States, it was released as a double A-side with "Lie to Me" and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Helen Lamont from Smash Hits gave the song two out of five, writing, "Hands up if you've been complaing about Bon Jovi playing too many "rock" ballads of late? Well, the Jovi have returned to their roots. Or at least they've tried. 'Something for the Pain' is just a fairly unremarkable rock song with nothing to commend it other than that it's by Bon Jovi. Not so much 'Livin' on a Prayer', then, as 'Living on a Past Reputation'."[1]
Music video
The music video for the song was released in 1995 and directed by Marty Callner. It shows a young man walking into a Virgin music store and heading to listen to some sample music. On the screen, it shows the band playing with other cast members singing the song in different scenarios. In the video are actors impersonating Eddie Vedder, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Courtney Love, and Scott Weiland, who also sing along to the song. The teenager enjoys the video when Bon Jovi appears, but expresses disdain when seeing the other artists. It ends with the teenager stealing a copy of These Days.
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