Welcome To Wherever You Are (Bon Jovi song)

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"Welcome To Wherever You Are"

Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Have A Nice Day
Released	January 17, 2006
Format	CD single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock
Length	3:47
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and John Shanks
Producer(s)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and John Shanks
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"Who Says You Can't Go Home"	"Welcome To Wherever You Are"	"(You Want To) Make A Memory"

"Welcome To Wherever You Are" is a song by rock band Bon Jovi from their 2005 album, Have A Nice Day. It was released as the album's third single in the US, following Have A Nice Day and Who Says You Can't Go Home, while worldwide it was released as the album's second single.

[edit] Chart Success

"Welcome To Wherever You Are" failed to gain success in the US, but it reached the top 40 in several European countries, including the UK (#19), Italy (#33) and Germany (#40). Speaking about the song on Larry King Live, Jon Bon Jovi said "I thought for sure this was going to be a universal, timeless theme song of unity, diversity. Not a hit, not even close. Swing and a miss."[1]

[edit] Lyrical Content

"Welcome To Wherever You Are" is a song of affirmation, about accepting who you are and being comforable in your own skin. Jon Bon Jovi claims the song is greatly influenced by events during the 2004 Presidential Election.[2] Jon campaigned for John Kerry during that time. The song is also notable for being one of the few Bon Jovi songs lacking a guitar solo.