<P> `` You Give Love a Bad Name '' is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi , released as the first single from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet . Written by Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora , and Desmond Child about a woman who has jilted her lover , the song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 29 , 1986 and became the band 's first number one hit . In 2007 , the song reentered the charts at No. 29 after Blake Lewis performed it on American Idol . In 2009 it was named the 20th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1 . Despite the lyrics of the chorus , the song should not be confused with `` Shot Through the Heart '' , an unrelated song from Bon Jovi 's 1984 self - titled debut album . </P>
<P> `` You Give Love a Bad Name '' is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi , released as the first single from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet . Written by Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora , and Desmond Child about a woman who has jilted her lover , the song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 29 , 1986 and became the band 's first number one hit . In 2007 , the song reentered the charts at No. 29 after Blake Lewis performed it on American Idol . In 2009 it was named the 20th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1 . Despite the lyrics of the chorus , the song should not be confused with `` Shot Through the Heart '' , an unrelated song from Bon Jovi 's 1984 self - titled debut album . </P>
what is the song you give love a bad name about
what is the song you give love a bad name about
about a woman who has jilted her lover
about a woman who has jilted her lover