Blaze of Glory (song)
| Blaze of Glory | |
|---|---|
| Jon Bon Jovi | |
| publication | July 21, 1990 |
| length | 5:35 |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock |
| Author (s) | Jon Bon Jovi |
| Label | Vertigo |
| Award (s) | ASCAP Award |
| album | Blaze of Glory , Golden Globe Award |
| Cover versions | |
| 2001 | Kory Clarke |
| 2005 | Richard Kendrick |
| 2010 | Altiyan Childs |
Blaze of Glory is a song by Jon Bon Jovi from 1990. It is the title track of the album of the same name, which is also the soundtrack to the film Blaze of Glory . This is his most successful solo single and reached in the United States and in Australia a platinum award . At the same time, Jon Bon Jovi received a Golden Globe Award for the song and was nominated for an Oscar .
background
Jon Bon Jovi met Emilio Estevez , the leading actor in the neo-western Blaze of Glory . He wanted the Bon Jovi single Wanted Dead or Alive from the 1986 album Slippery When Wet as the title track for the soundtrack. The song had served, among other things, screenwriter John Fusco as the inspiration for the sequel to Young Guns . But the more Jon Bon Jovi thought about it, a song about his band's madness on tour seemed inappropriate for a western. Instead, he offered to write the theme song Blaze of Glory . However, the more he became familiar with the script, the more ideas he had until he finally recorded the entire soundtrack for the film in a little under two months.
In addition to the title track of the album, the song was later released as the only Jon Bon Jovi solo song on the Bon Jovi Best of Cross Road (1994). A live version is on the DVD Live from London (1995), recorded there by the Bon Jovi cast as well as Hugh McDonald and Steven Van Zandt . It also appeared on Bon Jovi's 2010 album Greatest Hits , also as the only solo song.
occupation
Jon Bon Jovi resisted seeing the album as a solo project because he was not free to design the individual songs, but the soundtrack and thus the main single was created without the participation of his main band Bon Jovi . He had hired guest stars for this. Thus, on Blaze of Glory , among others, Jeff Beck on lead guitar and Aldo Nova to listen to various instruments.
- Vocals, electric guitar / 12-string , piano: Jon Bon Jovi
- Guitar solo: Jeff Beck
- Guitar (acoustic / electric), synthesizer: Aldo Nova
- Dobro , slide guitar : Waddy Wachtel
- Bass : Randy D. Jackson
- Drums, percussion: Kenny Aronoff
- Organ: Benmont Tench
Like the whole album, the song was produced by Danny Kortchmar and Jon Bon Jovi.
Versions
Blaze of Glory was released on July 21, 1990 as a single with B-sides Blood Money and You Really Got Me Now , both of which also come from the soundtrack album. There are also other versions with album and edit versions.
- Track list US / UK version
- Blaze of Glory - 5:40
- You Really Got Me Now - 2:18
- Blood Money - 2:18
- Title list European version
- Blaze of Glory - 5:40
- Blaze of Glory (Edit) - 4:24
- You Really Got Me Now - 2:18
The album version begins with an excerpt from the film in which the following dialogue between the film characters Josiah Gordon Scurlock and William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) can be heard: "William H. Bonney you are not a god." - "Why don ' t you pull the trigger and find it out? "(" William H. Bonney, you are not a god "-" Why don't you pull the trigger and find out? ")
success
- Awards
The song received an Oscar nomination for " Best Song ". However, Stephen Sondheim won the award with Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) for the film Dick Tracy . At the Golden Globe Awards in 1991 , however, Jon Bon Jovi received an award in the " Best Movie Song " category. He also received an ASCAP Award .
- Chart successes
Blaze of Glory became Jon Bon Jovi's most successful solo release and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as various top positions in the charts of other countries. In the United States and Australia, the single was awarded a platinum record.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
16 (19 weeks) | 19th |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
2 (18 weeks) | 18th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
5 (23 weeks) | 23 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
13 (8 weeks) | 8th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (21 weeks) | 21st |
- Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
|
United States (RIAA)
|
 platinum
|
1,000,000 |
| All in all |
1 × platinum |
1,000,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jeff Giles: How Jon Bon Jovi Went Solo (Sort Of) With 'Blaze of Glory'. Ultimate Classic Rock, August 7, 2015, accessed January 7, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Blaze of Glory on Discogs
- Jump up ↑ Blaze of Glory (1990) - Quotes. imdb.com, accessed January 7, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Awards: DE AT CH UK US