The Circle (Bon Jovi album)

The Circle
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released	November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
Recorded	2008–09
Genre	Hard rock pop rock
Length	52:49
Label	Island Mercury
Producer	John Shanks Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora
Bon Jovi chronology
Lost Highway (2007) The Circle (2009) Greatest Hits (2010)
Singles from The Circle
"We Weren't Born to Follow" Released: August 31, 2009 "Superman Tonight" Released: January 25, 2010 "When We Were Beautiful" Released: May 20, 2010 "Work for the Working Man (Promo)" Released: 2010

The Circle is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi and was released on November 10, 2009 through Island and Mercury Records. It topped the album charts in Canada, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and the United States. It went to number 2 in Austria and the United Kingdom, number 3 in Spain, number 4 in Australia and the Netherlands, number 5 in Portugal, number 6 in Finland, number 7 in Ireland and number 9 in Sweden and also peaked at number 20 in New Zealand.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Weren't Born to Follow"	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora	4:03
2.	"When We Were Beautiful"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Billy Falcon	5:18
3.	"Work for the Working Man"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Darrell Brown	4:04
4.	"Superman Tonight"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Falcon	5:12
5.	"Bullet"	Bon Jovi, Sambora	3:50
6.	"Thorn in My Side"	Bon Jovi, Sambora	4:05
7.	"Live Before You Die"	Bon Jovi, Sambora	4:17
8.	"Brokenpromiseland"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, John Shanks, Desmond Child	4:57
9.	"Love's the Only Rule"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Falcon	4:38
10.	"Fast Cars"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child	3:16
11.	"Happy Now"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child	4:21
12.	"Learn to Love"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child	4:39
Total length:			52:47

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"We Weren't Born to Follow" (Jason Nevins Remix)	Bon Jovi, Sambora	4:03

2010 Special Edition bonus tracks (International only)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"We Weren't Born to Follow" (Live)	Bon Jovi, Sambora	4:02
14.	"When We Were Beautiful" (Live)	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Falcon	5:21
15.	"Superman Tonight" (Live)	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Falcon	5:24
16.	"Love's the Only Rule" (Live)	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Falcon	8:59