Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)

Have a Nice Day
A picture of a smile with angry eyebrows on a red-orange background with black edges
Studio album by
Bon Jovi
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)
Recorded2004–2005
Genre
Length49:54
Label
Producer
Bon Jovi chronology
100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
(2004) 		Have a Nice Day
(2005) 		Lost Highway
(2007)
Singles from Have a Nice Day
  1. "Have a Nice Day"
    Released: August 8, 2005[1]
  2. "Welcome to Wherever You Are"
    Released: December 16, 2005[2]
  3. "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
    Released: March 27, 2006[3]

Have a Nice Day is the ninth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on September 20, 2005. Produced by John Shanks, the album was recorded at Sanctuary Sound II in New Jersey, and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California.

Have a Nice Day was originally recorded in the summer of 2004 and planned for release in early 2005. However, due to misunderstandings between the band and its record company, the album was delayed. The band wanted to write and record more songs, remove others from the original track list, and in the process, altered existing album tracks.

Have a Nice Day peaked at number two in both the US and UK. In the US, it sold over 202,000 copies in the first week,[4] making it Bon Jovi's best first-week sales in the band's history at that time. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA.[5]

The album produced the hit singles "Have a Nice Day" and "Who Says You Can't Go Home". Have a Nice Day has received mixed reviews by music critics. It was commonly commented that Jon Bon Jovi was "stretching" his lyrical abilities.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1618. August 5, 2005. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Home". universal-rock.de (in German). Archived from the original on December 24, 2005. Retrieved 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".
  3. ^ "CHR". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bon Jovi: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Trust, Gary (March 27, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Basis, Bon Jovi and the Boss". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Have a Nice Day – Bon Jovi". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Susman, Gary (September 20, 2005). "Music Review: Have a Nice Day (2005) – Bon Jovi". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007.