<P> `` Livin ' on a Prayer '' is Bon Jovi 's second chart - topping song from their third album Slippery When Wet . Written by Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora , and Desmond Child , the single , released in late 1986 , was well received at both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV , giving the band their first No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and their second consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit . </P>
<P> `` Livin ' on a Prayer '' is Bon Jovi 's second chart - topping song from their third album Slippery When Wet . Written by Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora , and Desmond Child , the single , released in late 1986 , was well received at both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV , giving the band their first No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and their second consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit . </P>
who wrote the song living on a prayer
who wrote the song living on a prayer
Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Desmond Child
Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Desmond Child