Bon Jovi scored the most unlikely of hits earlier this year by teaming up with multi-genre musician Pitbull. The latter star has landed a number of hits throughout the past few years by repurposing melodies and interpolating hooks from older, familiar smashes by other artists, reworking them into something exciting and new for a different audience.
He took parts of “It’s My Life” by the rock band and turned it into his 2025 smash “Now or Never,” an electronically charged dance-pop cut. The tune sounds little like anything Bon Jovi has produced before, and yet it has become one of the group’s biggest hits.
Bon Jovi’s Success at Pop Radio
“Now or Never” is present on the Pop Airplay chart, Billboard’s ranking of the most successful tunes at top 40 radio in the United States. This frame, it dips 10 spaces to No. 33, so it is approaching the bottom of the 40-spot roster — but it’s not done being played at pop radio just yet.
Last week, the single reached its all-time peak, and the length of time it has spent on the list shows just how popular the tune has become.
“Now or Never” Has Lived on the Chart for Months
As of this frame, “Now or Never” has spent 16 weeks on the Pop Airplay tally. It ranks as Bon Jovi’s fourth-longest-charting track on the radio list, out of a total of a lucky 13 placements dating back decades.
“Always” stands out as Bon Jovi’s biggest win on the Pop Airplay ranking, both in terms of length of time spent on the roster and peak position. That track, which arrived in 1994, rose all the way to the runner-up space and spent exactly half a year on the ranking.
“It’s My Life” — which, of course, introduced the chorus that would later center “Now or Never” — missed that longevity record by one week. “Bed of Roses” is just two frames ahead of “Now or Never,” with 18 weeks spent on the Pop Airplay chart.
“Now or Never” could match that sum if its decline slows, but if it suffers another tumble like it did this time around, it will disappear very soon.
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