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“It's My Life” by Bon Jovi
From the album Crush (2000)
“It's My Life” by Bon Jovi appears on 18 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2000 on the album Crush. Its best result is #31 on the G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #260 alternative song of 2001.
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Bon Jovi walked into the new millennium with "It's My Life", the lead single from their seventh album, Crush, in 2000, and it's the sound of a band refusing to settle into the oldies bin. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora wrote it with Max Martin, who co-produced alongside Luke Ebbin, and all the old trademarks get a fresh coat of chrome: Sambora's talk box gurgling through the riff, Tico Torres pounding, David Bryan's keys glinting and Bob Clearmountain's mix buffing the whole thing to a high shine.
The words carry some family history, too, checking in on Tommy and Gina, the working-class couple from 1986's "Livin' on a Prayer", and tipping a hat to fellow New Jersey singer Frank Sinatra. It went to number one across a stretch of Europe, from Italy and Spain to the Netherlands and Switzerland, and it stands as the band's biggest hit since the '80s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 464 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) | 500 |
| 2020 | 390 | 97 Rock | 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) | 500 |
| 2021 | 413 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) | 500 |
| 2021 | 447 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 315 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 917 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 423 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2023) | 500 |
| 2023 | 822 | 101.5 WPDH | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) | 1015 |
| 2023 | 682 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 342 | 106.7 WLLZ | WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) | 500 |
| 2024 | 115 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2024 | 114 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) | 400 |
| 2024 | 408 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
| 2025 | 460 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2025 | 234 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) | 400 |
| 2025 | 887 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) | 1043 |
| 2026 | 289 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: Its My Life.
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