<P> `` Wanted Dead or Alive '' is a single by American rock band Bon Jovi . It is from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet . The song was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and was released in 1987 as the album 's third single . During a February 20 , 2008 encore performance in Detroit , Jon Bon Jovi told the crowd about running into Bob Seger at a Pistons game . As he introduced his song `` Wanted Dead or Alive '' , he said it was inspired by Seger 's `` Turn the Page '' hit and called the song the band 's anthem . The song peaked at # 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and # 13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , making it the third single from the album to reach the Top 10 of the Hot 100 . As a result , Slippery When Wet became the first hard rock album to have 3 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P>
<P> `` Wanted Dead or Alive '' is a single by American rock band Bon Jovi . It is from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet . The song was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and was released in 1987 as the album 's third single . During a February 20 , 2008 encore performance in Detroit , Jon Bon Jovi told the crowd about running into Bob Seger at a Pistons game . As he introduced his song `` Wanted Dead or Alive '' , he said it was inspired by Seger 's `` Turn the Page '' hit and called the song the band 's anthem . The song peaked at # 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and # 13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , making it the third single from the album to reach the Top 10 of the Hot 100 . As a result , Slippery When Wet became the first hard rock album to have 3 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P>
meaning of the song wanted dead or alive
meaning of the song wanted dead or alive
the band 's anthem
the band 's anthem