"Something for the Pain" | ||||
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Single by Bon Jovi | ||||
from the album These Days | ||||
A-side | "Lie to Me" (US only) | |||
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Released | September 5, 1995 | |||
Length | 4:48 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
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"Something for the Pain" on YouTube |
"Something for the Pain" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on September 5, 1995, as the second single from their sixth studio album, These Days (1995). It charted at number 15 in Canada, number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and number four in Finland. In the United States, the song was released as a double A-side with "Lie to Me" and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The music video for the song was released in 1995 and directed by Marty Callner. It shows a young man walking into a Virgin music store and heading to listen to some sample music. On the screen, it shows the band playing with other cast members singing the song in different scenarios. In the video are actors impersonating Eddie Vedder, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Courtney Love, and Scott Weiland, who also sing along to the song. The teenager enjoys the video when Bon Jovi appears, but expresses disdain when seeing the other artists. It ends with the teenager stealing a copy of the album These Days.
US CD, 7-inch, and cassette single (with "Lie to Me")[1][2][3]
US maxi-CD single (with "Lie to Me")[4]
UK CD1[5]
UK CD2[6]
UK cassette single and European CD single[7][8]
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Australian CD single[9]
Australian limited-edition CD single[10]
Japanese CD single[11]
Japanese mini-CD single[12]
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[34] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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United States | September 5, 1995 | CD | Mercury | [35] |
United Kingdom | September 11, 1995 |
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Japan | September 30, 1995 | Maxi-CD | [37] | |
November 5, 1995 | Mini-CD | [38] |