"Keep the Faith" is a song by American

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. It was written by

Jon Bon Jovi John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and Lead vocalist, frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was fo ...

Richie Sambora Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the ...

, and

Desmond Child John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primet ...

. It was released on October 7, 1992, as the lead single from Bon Jovi's fifth album, ''

Keep the Faith ''Keep the Faith'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on November 3, 1992, by Mercury Records. It is Bon Jovi's last studio album to feature all five original band members as bass guitarist Alec John Such was di ...

'' (1992). It is characterized by its driving bass line and is a live staple for the band. "I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas" appeared as a

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to the song in the United States. In the US, the song reached number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart and peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Worldwide, "Keep the Faith" topped the charts of Norway and Portugal and reached number five in the United Kingdom. It is a regular song at live shows by the band and is featured on the '' Live from London'' and ''

The Crush Tour ''The Crush Tour'' is a third concert video by American band Bon Jovi from the European leg of their Crush Tour. It was recorded on August 30, 2000 in Zürich, Switzerland. It was directed by Anthony Bongiovi. It was released on DVD in 2001. T ...

'' DVDs. When played live it features Jon Bon Jovi playing percussion. In 2009, Jon Bon Jovi released a new version of "Keep the Faith" with the Washington DC Youth Choir on the compilation album '' Oh Happy Day''. German Eurodance band

X-Perience X-Perience is a Eurodance band from Berlin, Germany. Their music style varies between synthpop, trance music, trance and World music, ethnopop. The band members are Claudia Uhle (vocals, lyrics), Matthias Uhle (composition, keyboards) and Alexan ...

has also covered "Keep the Faith" in their 1997 album ''Take Me Home''.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by

Phil Joanou Phil Joanou (born November 20, 1961) is an American director of film, music videos, and television programs. He is known for his collaborations with the rock band U2, for whom he directed music videos and their 1988 documentary film ''Rattle a ...

and shot both in

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and color. It combines scenes with whole band playing live on the stage and band members in

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. Scenes in New York are mainly featuring

and

appearing in various parts of the city, but the whole band we can see only in the beginning and the end of the video. We can see Jon sitting on the stairway of a house, walking down the

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being followed by group of teenagers, and driving in the bus. Sambora is also seen playing the guitar on the Brooklyn Bridge and on

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. One scene features both Bon Jovi and Sambora on a stairway.

Releases

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keep The Faith (Bon Jovi Song) 1992 singles 1992 songs Bon Jovi songs Mercury Records singles Music videos directed by Phil Joanou Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Portugal Song recordings produced by Bob Rock Songs written by Desmond Child Songs written by Jon Bon Jovi Songs written by Richie Sambora