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"This Ain't a Love Song"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album These Days
Released	May 23, 1995 (1995-05-23)
Genre	Rock
Length	5:08
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Desmond Child
Producer(s)	Peter Collins Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (1994) "This Ain't a Love Song" (1995) "Something for the Pain" (1995)
Music video
"This Ain't a Love Song" on YouTube

"This Ain't a Love Song" is the lead single from American rock band Bon Jovi's sixth studio album, These Days (1995). The rock ballad is an example of the strong rhythm and blues influence that Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora wanted the album to have. Released in May 1995 by Mercury, it reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, number six on the UK Singles Chart, and number one on the Finnish Singles Chart.

Critical reception

James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, "The new single is another ballad although rather more understated and reflective than many they have produced in the past." Simon Williams from NME commented, "And hey, guess what? "This Ain't a Love Song" actually is a love song!" Another NME editor, Stephen Dalton, wrote that it "waltzes and croaks" like "Bed of Roses".

Music video

The accompanying music video for "This Ain't a Love Song" was shot at Wat Ratchaburana in Ayuthaya, Thailand, and directed by Andy Morahan.

"Como yo nadie te ha amado"

A Spanish version, "Como yo nadie te ha amado" ("Nobody Has Loved You Like I Do"), was also recorded. However, the lyrics in the two versions differ from each other; the original version talks about a lost love, which is never recovered, while the Spanish version is a reflection on love, about how no one will love someone with the same passion than the narrator.

Mexican singer Yuridia covered the Spanish version, "Como yo nadie te ha amado", on her second studio album Habla El Corazón which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. Yuridia's cover received was nominated at the 2008 Latin Billboard Awards for Latin Pop Airplay of the Year by a Female Artist. Her cover also led to Jon Bon Jovi winning an ASCAP Latin Award in the Pop/Ballad field.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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