These Days (Bon Jovi song)

"These Days"
"These Days"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album These Days
Released	February 26, 1996
Length	6:28 (album version); 4:31 (single edit);
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
Producer(s)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Peter Collins
Bon Jovi singles chronology
Music video
	"These Days" on YouTube

"These Days" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on February 26, 1996, as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, These Days (1995).

Background

"These Days" showcases the darker tone that Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora’s lyrics sought to achieve with the album. The song which begins with a haunting piano progression, deals with homelessness, loss of innocence and the difficulty of keeping up a relationship in the modern age. It is about people out there trying to be understood, to live their dreams.^{[citation needed]} The single peaked at number seven in the United Kingdom and reached the top-10 in Lithuania.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	38
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	40
Germany (Official German Charts)^[10]	61
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[11]	25
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	22
Japan (Oricon)^[13]	37
Lithuania (M-1)^[14]	10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	45
Scotland (OCC)^[17]	8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	31
UK Singles (OCC)^[19]	7
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[20]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	February 26, 1996	CD cassette	Mercury	^[21]
Japan	April 10, 1996	CD	Mercury	^[13]^[22]

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