Lay Your Hands on Me

Lay Your Hands on Me

Infobox Single
Name = Lay Your Hands on Me


Artist = Bon Jovi
from Album = New Jersey
B-side =
Released = 1989
Format = CD Single
Recorded = 1988
Genre = Hard rockcite web| url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:fiftxqq5ldje | title = Allmusic - "New Jersey" - Review | work = William Ruhlmann | publisher = Allmusic | accessdate = 2008-04-07]
Length = 6:00
Label = Mercury Records
Writer = Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
Producer = Bruce Fairbairn
Certification =
Chart position = * #7 (US Billboard Hot 100)
* #20 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks)
* #18 (UK)
* #23 (Australia)
Last single = "I'll Be There for You"
(1989)
This single = "Lay Your Hands on Me"
(1989)
Next single = "Living in Sin"
(1989)"Lay Your Hands on Me" is a song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and recorded by the American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released in 1989 as the fourth single from the band's 1988 album "New Jersey". It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's fourth single from "New Jersey" to chart in the Top 10.

ong Structure

The song runs 6 minutes, with a long intro focused on the drum beats of Tico Torres and keyboard playing of David Bryan as well as the chants of the crowd: "hey!", before going into a hard rock song, filled with loud guitar riffs by Richie Sambora and the husky delivery of lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi.By Jon's own admission, this is one of the few Bon Jovi songs that was written from a guitar riff (Jon Bon Jovi's usual style is to begin writing a song with the title). It was written in the studio while they were recording the "New Jersey" album.

Video

The video for this song was culled from performances at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA and the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR during The Jersey Syndicate Tour. It was also released to home video on "" and "Cross Road: The Videos".

In Concert

For live performances through the 80s and 90s, Sambora would use a double neck guitar with one neck tuned to drop D and the other tuned to Standard tuning. Examples of this can be seen in the official video clip, as well as in the "Live From London" DVD. During the 2000s he began using a single-necked guitar, as can be seen in "The Crush Tour" DVD. The song was performed a few times on the Lost Highway Tour

'This Left Feels Right' version

"Lay Your Hands on Me" was re-recorded for 2003's "This Left Feels Right" album. The new version is in a laid-back acoustic style, featuring Sambora playing the Mandocello as the primary instrument. This version was performed at several concerts on the "Have a Nice Day Tour".

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