Welcome to Wherever You Are (song) explained
"Welcome to Wherever You Are" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi from their ninth studio album, Have a Nice Day (2005). It was released in December 2005 as the album's second worldwide single, following "Have a Nice Day". Speaking about the song on Larry King Live, Jon Bon Jovi said "I thought for sure this was going to be a universal, timeless theme song of unity, diversity. Not a hit, not even close. Swing and a miss". The single reached the top 40 in several European countries, including the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 19.
Lyrical content
"Welcome to Wherever You Are" is a song of affirmation, about accepting who you are and being comfortable in your own skin. Jon Bon Jovi claims the song is greatly influenced by events during the 2004 Presidential Election. Jon campaigned for John Kerry during that time. The song is also notable for being one of the few Bon Jovi songs lacking a guitar solo.
The song also shares its name with an episode of The West Wings seventh season, in which Jon Bon Jovi appears endorsing the fictional presidential nomination Matt Santos.
Track listings
UK and European CD1[1] [2]
- "Welcome to Wherever You Are" (Jeremy Wheatley mix)
- "Last Man Standing" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
UK CD2[3]
- "Welcome to Wherever You Are" (Jeremy Wheatley mix)
- "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
- "Wanted Dead or Alive" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
- "Wanted Dead or Alive" (video—live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
UK DVD single[4]
- "Welcome to Wherever You Are" (video)
- "Have a Nice Day" (video—live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (audio—live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
- Photo gallery
European CD2[5]
- "Welcome to Wherever You Are"
- "Have a Nice Day" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
- "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
- "It's My Life" (live at Nokia Theatre in New York City, September 19, 2005)
Charts
Release history
Notes and References
- Welcome to Wherever You Are. Bon Jovi. 2006. UK CD1 liner notes. Mercury Records. 987 952-5.
- Welcome to Wherever You Are. Bon Jovi. 2006. European CD1 liner notes. Island Records. 602498889572.
- Welcome to Wherever You Are. Bon Jovi. 2006. UK CD2 liner notes. Mercury Records. 987 952-6.
- Welcome to Wherever You Are. Bon Jovi. 2006. UK DVD single liner notes. Mercury Records. 987 952-9.
- Welcome to Wherever You Are. Bon Jovi. 2006. European CD2 liner notes. Island Records. 602498889565.
- Web site: European Hot 100 Singles 2006-02-18. . 24 September 2012 .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060404224214/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm IFPI archive
- Web site: Classifica Mix & Singoli . . it . 26 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051224143738/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=3 . 24 December 2005.
- Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 53, 2005. Dutch Top 40. March 13, 2023.
- Web site: Home. universal-rock.de. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20051224053158/http://universal-rock.de/. December 24, 2005. November 10, 2023. 'Welcome To wherever You Are' die neue Bon Jovi Single ab 16.12.. 'Welcome To wherever You Are' the new Bon Jovi single from December 16th.. To view release date, first select Artists from the left sidebar, then click on Bon Jovi.
- New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 33. January 28, 2006.
