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The Circle is the title of the eleventh studio album by rock band Bon Jovi. Produced by John Shanks, the album was released November 2, 2009, with the new single "We Weren't Born to Follow" premiering on radio August 17. The album was released in Germany on October 30, 2009.

In an interview given to Rolling Stone Magazine, guitarist Richie Sambora says the album is a return to "rock and roll" and said "There’s going to be some big choruses on there. It sounds like Bon Jovi, but it sounds fresh. We experimented with a lot of new sounds and had a really good time working with John Shanks, who is also a really good guitar player, so he and I did a lot of ‘weaseling’ with the guitar sounds. There are a lot of really good guitar sounds and new kind atmospheres on the new Bon Jovi record, that I think makes it really modern. I think people are going to dig it, man. And it rocks hard."

The Circle tour will ensue the following year, "2010, probably spring time we’ll get going. And we’re going to go for a long time. It’s going to be a big one." Sambora stated.

In an interview on UK radio station Absolute Radio, Jon Bon Jovi stated the album title has multiple meanings. It stands for the fact that a circle is never ending, and that it also refers to Bon Jovi's inner circle - stating that "in this organization, the circle is very difficult to get into, and even more difficult to get out of."

1. We Weren't Born To Follow 4:03
2. When We Were Beautiful 5:18
3. Work For The Working Man 4:04
4. Superman Tonight 5:12
5. Bullet 3:50
6. Thorn In My Side 4:05
7. Live Before You Die 4:18
8. Brokenpromiseland 4:57
9. Love's The Only Rule 4:38
10. Fast Cars 3:16
11. Happy Now 4:21
12. Learn To Love 4:39