Album
Have a Nice Day
Have a Nice Day is the ninth studio album by Bon Jovi, released in September 2005 on Island. John Shanks produced it, with sessions split between Sanctuary Sound II in New Jersey and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood. It follows Bounce and sits between the band's early-2000s run and Lost Highway, which arrived two years later.
The record was first recorded in the summer of 2004 and pencilled in for early 2005, but misunderstandings between the band and their label held it back. In the meantime the group wrote and recorded more songs, dropped some from the original running order and reworked others. It was worth the wait commercially: it reached number two in both the US and UK, and its 202,000-plus first-week sales in America were then the band's best opening week. Critics were mixed, and some felt Jon Bon Jovi was stretching himself lyrically. Start with the singles "Have a Nice Day" and "Who Says You Can't Go Home".
Have a Nice Day: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 53:32Tracklist
- 1Have a Nice DayJovi, Sambora, Shanks3:49
- 2I Want to Be LovedJovi, Sambora, Shanks3:49
- 3Welcome to Wherever You AreJovi, Sambora, Shanks3:47
- 4Who Says You Can’t Go Home?Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora4:41
- 5Last Man StandingJon Bon Jovi and Billy Falcon4:37
- 6Bells of FreedomJovi, Child, Sambora4:56
- 7WildflowerJon Bon Jovi4:14
- 8Last CigaretteJon Bon Jovi and David Bryan3:38
- 9I AmJovi, Sambora, Shanks3:54
- 10ComplicatedJovi, Martin, Sambora3:37
- 11NovocaineJon Bon Jovi4:49
- 12Story of My LifeJon Bon Jovi and Billy Falcon4:09
- 13Dirty Little SecretJovi, Child, Sambora3:32
- Produced by
- Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, John Shanks, Rick Parashar, Dann Huff
- Executive producer
- Desmond Child
- Recorded at
- Henson Recording Studios, Sanctuary Sound Studios, Capitol Studios, Ocean Wave Studios, Capitol (Hollywood, California), Henson (Hollywood, California), Ocean Way (Hollywood, California), Sanctuary Sound II (New Jersey)
- Recorded
- 2004–2005
- Mixed by
- Chris Lord‐Alge, Jeremy Wheatley, Tom Lord‐Alge
- Mixed at
- Resonate Music, Twenty One Studios, South Beach Studios
- Engineered by
- Christian Mock, Obie O’Brien, Rick Parashar, Jeff Rothschild
- Labels
- Island, Mercury
- Length
- 53:32
Line-up
- David Bryan · keyboard
- Hugh McDonald · bass
- Richie Sambora · guitar, background vocals
- Tico Torres · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Jon Bon Jovi · background vocals, lead vocals
- Rick Parashar · guest
Singles
- “Have a Nice Day” · 8 August 2005
- “Welcome to Wherever You Are” · 16 December 2005
- “Who Says You Can't Go Home” · 27 March 2006
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2005–2006 | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2005–2006 | 2 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| Dutch Albums · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| European Albums (Billboard) · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| German Albums · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) · 2005–2006 | 1 |
All 27 charts
| Swiss Albums · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| Taiwanese Albums (Five Music) · 2005–2006 | 1 |
| Scottish Albums · 2005–2006 | 2 |
| Spanish Albums · 2005–2006 | 2 |
| Swedish Albums · 2005–2006 | 3 |
| Finnish Albums · 2005–2006 | 4 |
| Italian Albums · 2005–2006 | 4 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2005–2006 | 5 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2005–2006 | 6 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2005–2006 | 7 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2005–2006 | 7 |
| Ireland 2 · 2005–2006 | 9 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2005–2006 | 11 |
| French Albums · 2005–2006 | 14 |
| Danish Albums · 2005–2006 | 19 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2005–2006 | 23 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2005–2006 | 26 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2016 | Platinum |
| Austria | Platinum |
| Brazil | Gold |
| Canada | Platinum |
| Germany | Platinum |
| Greece | Gold |
| Japan · 2005 | Platinum |
| Spain · 2005 | Gold |
| Switzerland | Platinum |
| United Kingdom | Gold |
| United States | Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
72.6
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
3.3k
ListenBrainz listeners
51k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
20k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2005-09-20 vs 2005-09-14 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 September 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 20 September 2005 | |
| Wikidata | 2005 | |
| US release | 20 September 2005 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 15 September 2005 | earliest UK or European date |
21 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ZA | Island | 6009143167834 | other |
| 2005 | AU | Island | 0075021035560 | other |
| 2005 | MX | Island | 602498849620 | other |
| September 2005 | US | Island | 602498826201 | other |
| 14 September 2005 | JP | Island | 4988005403469 | original |
| 14 September 2005 | JP | Island | 4988005403681 | original |
| 15 September 2005 | GB | Mercury Records | 602498849606 | other |
| 19 September 2005 | GB | Mercury Records | 075021035560 | other |
| 19 September 2005 | XE | Island | 0602498849651 | other |
| 19 September 2005 | XE | Island | 602498851173 | other |
| 20 September 2005 | CA | Island | 602498826201 | other |
| 20 September 2005 | US | Island | 602498826201 | other |
| 20 September 2005 | US | Island | 602498846858 | other |
| 20 September 2005 | XE | Island | 602498849729 | deluxe |
| 5 October 2005 | DE | — | other | |
| 22 March 2006 | JP | Island | 4988005420671 | other |
| 11 May 2010 | US | — | 602527361826 | deluxe |
| 23 June 2010 | JP | Island | 4988005611185 | deluxe |
| 2011 | XW | Island | 602527923628 | other |
| 29 November 2011 | — | Island | 602498826201 | other |
| 31 May 2012 | GB | Island | 602527367200 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
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| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1024×1024 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| itunes | 906×900 | upscaled |