We Weren't Born to Follow

"We Weren't Born to Follow"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album The Circle
ReleasedAugust 17, 2009
Studio
Sanctuary Studios, New Jersey
GenreRock[1]
Length4:03 (Album version)
4:09 (Single edit)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
Producer(s)John Shanks
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Whole Lot of Leavin'"
(2008)
"We Weren't Born to Follow"
(2009)
"Superman Tonight"
(2010)

"We Weren't Born to Follow" is the first single released in August 2009 from Bon Jovi's eleventh studio album, The Circle.[1] The single premiered on radio on August 17, 2009. The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[2]

Since then, the song has reached the peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 68.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Bon Jovi Releases New Single Ahead of Schedule". Rockstar Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-19. Pop rockers Bon Jovi have streamed the new single 'We Weren't Born To Follow' on their website. The song is the first taste of the new CD The Circle, scheduled for release on November 10. It shows the band returning to its rock roots.
  2. ^ Bon Jovi Nominated for Grammy Award! † Bon Jovi News
  3. ^ "We Weren't Born To Follow - Bon Jovi". Billboard.