"Thank You for Loving Me" is a song by Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...

. Written by Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder, occasional rhythm guitarist, and lead singer of rock band Bon Jovi, which was named after him...

 and Richie Sambora

Richie Sambora

Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band...

, it was released in 2000

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 as the third single from their Grammy-nominated

Grammy Award

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 album Crush. Bryan Adams also did a version of this song in 2003.

The song is a love ballad in the style of previous Bon Jovi hit singles such as "Always

Always (Bon Jovi song)

"Always" is a power ballad by Bon Jovi. It was released as a single from their 1994 album, Cross Road and went on to become their best selling single, with 1.5 million copies sold in the U.S. and more than 3 million worldwide. The song reached #4 in the U.S...

" and "Bed of Roses".
The music video of the song was filmed in Rome, at the Trevi Fountain.

In an interview on Top of the Pops 2, Jon Bon Jovi revealed the title of the song was inspired by actor Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

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's character in the film Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black

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Track listing

UK release

1. "Thank You for Loving Me"
2. "Just Older (Live)"
3. "Born to Be My Baby
   Born to Be My Baby
   "Born to Be My Baby" is a song performed by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child. It was released as the second single from their hugely successful album New Jersey in 1988...
   
    (Live)

Australian release

1. "Thank You for Loving Me"
2. "Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars" (Live)
3. "Born to Be My Baby
   Born to Be My Baby
   "Born to Be My Baby" is a song performed by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child. It was released as the second single from their hugely successful album New Jersey in 1988...
   
   " (Live)
4. "I'll Be There for You
   I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)
   "I'll Be There for You" is a song by American hard rock band Bon Jovi from their 1988 album New Jersey, was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora...
   
   " (Live)
5. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
   I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Bon Jovi song)
   I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is a song by the rock band Bon Jovi. It was released as the 4th single off the 1992 album, Keep the Faith. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child...
   
   " (Live)

Chart performance

The song peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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and #26 on the top 40 mainstream, and also reached the top 40 in many other countries including the UK (#12), Belgium (#17), Germany (#25) and Australia (#34). It topped the singles charts in Argentina in February, 2001.