Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr), the group originally achieved largescale success in the 80s Over the past 25 years, the band has sold over 1 million albums worldwide, 34 million of those sales being in the US alone, making them one of the most successful modern groups of all time"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 hitYou give love a bad name (bad name) Hey, you give love A bad name Paint your smile on your lips Blood red nails on your fingertips A schoolboy's dream, you act so shy Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye Whoa, oh, oh You're a loaded gun Whoa, oh, oh There's nowhere to run No one ...