These Days (Bon Jovi song)

"These Days" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on February 26, 1996, as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, These Days (1995).

Background
"These Days" showcases the darker tone that Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora’s lyrics sought to achieve with the album. The song which begins with a haunting piano progression, deals with homelessness, loss of innocence and the difficulty of keeping up a relationship in the modern age. It is about people out there trying to be understood, to live their dreams. The single peaked at number seven in the United Kingdom and reached the top-10 in Lithuania.

Track listings
Australasian CD single
 * 1) "These Days" (edit) – 4:29
 * 2) "634-5789" – 3:08
 * 3) "(It's Hard) Letting You Go" (live) – 6:45
 * 4) "Rocking in the Free World" (live) – 5:53

UK CD1
 * 1) "These Days" (edit) – 4:31
 * 2) "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" – 4:38
 * 3) "These Days" (live) – 5:57
 * 4) "Helter Skelter" (live) – 3:20

UK CD2
 * 1) "These Days" (edit) – 4:31
 * 2) "634-5789" – 3:08
 * 3) "Rocking in the Free World" (live) – 5:53
 * 4) "(It's Hard) Letting You Go" (live) – 6:45

UK cassette single and European CD single
 * 1) "These Days" (edit) – 4:31
 * 2) "634-5789" – 3:08

Japanese CD single
 * 1) "These Days" – 6:27
 * 2) "The End" (demo) – 3:40
 * 3) "When She Comes" (demo) – 3:28
 * 4) "Lonely at the Top" (demo) – 4:17

Japanese mini-album
 * 1) "These Days" (edit)
 * 2) "(It's Hard) Letting You Go" (live)
 * 3) "Rocking in the Free World" (live)
 * 4) "Helter Skelter" (live)
 * 5) "Hey God" (live)
 * 6) "These Days" (live)