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Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi song)
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Wikipedia article
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| name = Blaze of Glory
| cover = BlazeofGlory(single).jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Jon Bon Jovi
| album = Blaze of Glory
| B-side = Blood Money
| released = July 21, 1990
| recorded = 1990
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| venue =
| genre = Hard rock
| length = 5:35
4:24 (edit)
| label = Vertigo
| writer = Jon Bon Jovi
| producer =
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| next_title = Miracle
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"'Blaze of Glory'" is the debut solo single by Jon Bon Jovi which reached No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, 'Cash Box' Top 100 and the Mainstream rock chart in 1990, his only chart-topper away from his band Bon Jovi. The song also reached No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Album Rock Tracks chart.Whitburn, Joel (2004). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 73. "Blaze of Glory" also topped the ARIA music chart in Australia for a total of six weeks, and reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Back%20To%20Reality Official Charts Company info] OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
History
The power ballad was allegedly recorded by Jon Bon Jovi because Emilio Estevez requested Bon Jovi's song "Wanted Dead or Alive" for the soundtrack to 'Young Guns II', but Bon Jovi did not think the lyricsabout the band constantly touringfit the theme of the Western movie. However, the request inspired him to write "Blaze of Glory" with lyrics more topical to the film.
The song features a music video and remains a crowd favorite with Bon Jovi fans, despite the fact that the song was not released as one of the band's singles, and only by Jon. The track is notable for the performance of Jeff Beck on guitar. The music video was filmed at The Rectory near Moab, Utah.
Personnel
Partial credits from various sources.* Jon Bon Jovi - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
*Jeff Beck - lead and slide guitars
* Benmont Tench - Hammond organ
* Randy Jackson - bass
* Kenny Aronoff - drums
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
All-time charts
Sales and certifications
Awards
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| rowspan="6" | 1991 || Academy Awards || Best Original Song ||
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| Golden Globe Award || Best Original Song ||
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| rowspan="2" | Grammy Award || Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ||
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| Best Song Written for Visual Media ||
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| rowspan="2" | MTV Video Music Award || Best Male Video ||
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| Best Video from a Film ||
References
Category:1990 debut singles
Category:Jon Bon Jovi songs
Category:Best Original Song Golden Globe winning songs
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Australia
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:1990 songs
Category:Hard rock ballads
Category:Song recordings produced by Danny Kortchmar
Category:Song recordings produced by Jon Bon Jovi
Category:Vertigo Records singles
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