From the album New Jersey, the single Born To be My Baby was released on 24 November, 1988. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, the song became a huge success. Peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989 and number 7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, the song also reached number 22 in the UK, and number 30 in Australia. It was also included on Bon Jovi’s Greatest Hits album released in 2010, and had an acoustic version for their album This Left Feels Right. The song has a tempo of 129 bpm.
Tico Torres, the band’s drummer, was a jazz fan during his younger days and studied music with Joe Morello.