"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" is a song by American

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band

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, from their tenth studio album, ''Lost Highway'', released in 2007. The song was released by Mercury Nashville to radio in the United States, and as a CD Maxi in Germany, Switzerland and Austria in November 2007 as the album's third single. It features country pop singer

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, and also appears as a bonus track on her 12th album, ''Family''.

Song background

It was written by Bon Jovi band members

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and

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with country singer-songwriter

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, and produced by Dann Huff. The song was the second cross-over song with a female country singer by Bon Jovi, after "

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" with Jennifer Nettles of the duo

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. Bon Jovi played the whole of the ''Lost Highway'' album live and released the concert as a DVD, although "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" was performed without Rimes.

Awards and nominations

The song won the

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for the Collaborative Video of the Year in 2008. Rimes accepted the award, as Bon Jovi was not at the awards ceremony. Bon Jovi's previous country duet, "Who Says You Can't Go Home", claimed the same award in 2006.

Music video

The music video for "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" features

and LeAnn Rimes walking around the streets of New York City at night. A bed scene was set up in front of the

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. The song was also nominated for the

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for Vocal Event of the Year.

Track listings

; CD single (Catalogue number: 0602517555112) # "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" - 4:43 # "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (Stripped) - 4:49 ; CD-Maxi (Catalogue number: 0602517555105) # "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (Album version) - 4:43 # " Lost Highway" (Stripped) - 4:08 # "

" (Stripped) - 4:45 # "

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" (Live video from the ''Lost Highway Concert'' DVD)

Charts

References

{{LeAnn Rimes singles 2007 songs 2007 singles Bon Jovi songs LeAnn Rimes songs Male–female vocal duets Songs written by Brett James Songs written by Richie Sambora Songs written by Jon Bon Jovi Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Island Records singles