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"(You Want to) Make a Memory" is a song by Bon Jovi, which was released as the first single from their tenth studio album Lost Highway. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, it was released for radio airplay on March 20, 2007, and for download on the US iTunes Store on April 17, 2007. It is a ballad, and was performed at several nationally-televised events in an effort to promote the single.
   Two different versions of the song were released as singles. In every market except the U.S., the 'pop version' from the album was the single; in the U.S., however, a special 'country version' was released, which featured more instruments and a slightly different arrangement.
   The length of the song differs between the single and the album - the single fades out at 4:05, whereas the album version ends at 4:37.
   The song is nominated for a Grammy at the 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group w/ Vocals.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "(You Want to) Make A Memory".

Japan CD single

"(You Want to) Make a Memory"
"I Love This Town" (Live from the Cannery Ballroom)
"Whole Lot of Leavin'" (Live from the Cannery Ballroom)
"(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Instrumental version)

UK CD single

"(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Pop version)

"Put the Boy Back in Cowboy"

UK Limited Edition 7" single

"(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Pop version)

"I Love This Town" (Live from the Cannery Ballroom)

German CD single

"(You Want to) Make a Memory"

"I Love This Town" (Live from the Cannery Ballroom)

"Put The Boy Back In Cowboy"

"(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Video)

Charts

On the April 7, 2007 Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, the song was a "Hot Shot Debut" (highest debuting song of the week), entering at #39. The song fell to #42 the next week before re-entering. After repeatedly moving up and down on the Hot Country Songs charts, it reached a peak of #35, and has since fallen off that chart. The song was also a "Hot Shot" on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at #27 on May 10, 2007, the band's highest debut on the chart of their career. However, in the UK the single only peaked at #33, Bon Jovi's worst performance in the UK singles chart since "Living in Sin" in 1989.

Chart (2007)	Highest position
Hot Canadian Digital Singles	3
Canadian Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks	12
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	15
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	27
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	28
Taiwan	1
Croatia	3
Austria	3
Germany Top 100	5
Switzerland	5	Italian Singles Chart	6
Canadian BDS Airplay	7
Netherlands Top 50	9
Finland	9
European	10
Spain	9
Dutch Top 40	14
Japan	15
China	19
United World Chart	22
Czech republic	28
Slovakia	44
UK Singles Chart	33
Brazil	36
Romania	94

Notable performances

As part of the promotion of the song, it was performed by Bon Jovi on American Idol on May 2, 2007. It was also performed as part of a 50th Anniversary special on Larry King Live on May 4, 2007. Earlier in the year, the band performed the song at the CMT Awards. It was also performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show along with the title track "Lost Highway" and "It's My Life".
As Richie Sambora entered rehab in June 2007, the band did some performances and promotion for the song without Sambora, some of these include British television appearances on GMTV and the National Lottery shows.
It was used during the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals commercials. June 23, 2007 VH1's Unplugged hour long performance included this song.

Music video

The music video debuted on May 3, 2007, on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown and on AOL Music. The lead actress in the video is Brooke Langton.

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