You Give Love A Bad Name

You Give Love A Bad Name es una de las canciones más icónicas de la banda estadounidense Bon Jovi, escrita por su cantante Jon Bon Jovi, el guitarrista de la banda Richie Sambora y el compositor y productor estadounidense Desmond Child.

Fue lanzada como primer sencillo de su tercer álbum de estudio de 1986 que llevó por título Slippery When Wet, alcanzando las primeras posiciones en las listas musicales.

La melodía del tema fue grabada originalmente por la cantante galesa Bonnie Tyler bajo el título If You Were a Woman (And I Was A Man) con diferente letra, pero al no tener la acogida esperada en Estados Unidos ni en el Reino Unido, Desmond Child reescribió la canción con Jon Bon Jovi y Richie Sambora consiguiendo el éxito deseado.

Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
Darling, you give love a bad name

An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise me heaven, then put me through hell
Chains of love got a hold on me
When passion's a prison, you can't break free

Oh, oh, oh
You're a loaded gun, yeah
Oh, oh, oh
There's nowhere to run
No one can save me
The damage is done

Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name (bad name)

I play my part

And you play your game
You give love a bad name (bad name)
You give love a bad name

Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

Oh, oh, oh
You're a loaded gun
Oh, oh, oh
There's nowhere to run
No one can save me
The damage is done

Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name (bad name)

I play my part

And you play your game
You give love a bad name (bad name)
You give love, ah!

Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name

I play my part

And you play your game
You give love a bad name (bad name)

Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name (bad name)
I play my part
And you play your game

You give love a bad name (bad name)

You give love
You give love (bad name)
You give love

You give love (bad name)

You give love
You give love (bad name)
You give love