This House Is Not for Sale is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi.
"[6] He also confirmed that former lead guitarist Richie Sambora would not be returning to the band following his absence from the Burning Bridges album.
"[5] Title track "This House Is Not for Sale" was inspired by a picture by Jerry Uelsmann that Jon Bon Jovi saw in a magazine.
With provocative lyrics like "life ain't a merry go round" and "What goes up might take us upside down", "Roller Coaster"'s political agenda is clear.
"The Devil's in the Temple" is a song about the band's record label and situation in music industry.
"We Don't Run" is described as a “defiant song in the face of adversity and it addresses the record company situation that Jon went through and future of the band being called into question.
The song is a battle cry for anyone who feels their back against the wall.”[10] On May 25, 2016, Bon Jovi announced via social media and their website that the album was finished.
Billboard reported that Bon Jovi had re-signed with Universal Music, with the album being released on Island Records.
The album artwork features a black and white image by photographer Jerry Uelsmann and depicts a house anchored by deep roots.
[17] "This House Is Not for Sale" was released as the album's lead single on August 12, 2016 and features a music video[18] which was directed by Indrani.
[24] "When We Were Us" (one of two new songs on the recent 2018 reissue of the album) makes the highest debut for a non-holiday single since 2001 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart (dated March 17), as the track launches at No.
The official music video for "This House is Not for Sale," directed by Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri was released on August 12, 2016.
"Come on Up to Our House" was released on November 11, 2016, "Scars on This Guitar" on November 25, 2016, "The Devil's in the Temple" on December 9, 2016, "Roller Coaster" on December 16, 2016, "New Year's Day" on December 30, 2016, "God Bless This Mess" on January 13, 2017 and both "Living with the Ghost" and "Reunion" being released on January 27, 2017 with a documentary and "Spiritual Warfare (Combined both of "Living with the Ghost" and "Reunion" Music Videos)" focused at the Camden, New Jersey.
"[29] Dave Simpson from The Guardian stated that the album "doesn’t tear up the old formula" and that "there are still stadium-ready rock songs and chant-friendly choruses.
"[32] Andy Gill from The Independent said that "the comforting simplicities peddled in tracks like "Reunion" and "Knockout" offer the rock equivalent of Donald Trump, currying favour without getting too specific.
"[33] Emma Johnston from Classic Rock said that "This House Is Not for Sale is no masterpiece, and while the punchy title track sonically nods to their heyday, most of it is made up of by-numbers pop".
[35] The following week, it fell to number 127, which makes it the shortest top 100 charting number-one album in Billboard 200 history.