"What Do You Got?" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It is one of four songs written for the band's ''

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'' album, released in November 2010. The song is the first single from the compilation album. The song was released on the band's official website on August 27. It was also released to radio airplay on August 27. It was officially released on September 21, 2010 as a digital download, but the physical single was released in Germany on October 22, 2010.

Background and lyrical content

"What Do You Got?" was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Brett James, produced by

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and co-produced by Jon Bon Jovi and Sambora. It was recorded in Bay 7 Studios in

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and Sparky Dark Studios in Calabasas, California. The song was written during sessions for '' The Circle'' (2009), but it didn't fit that album, so band decided to hold it and finished it for the ''

'' (2010). Lyrically, the song is about the

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of love. Richie Sambora explained: "It's a worldly thing and it doesn't have to be exactly about romance. It could be about with your family, daughter or son. What do you got if you ain't got love. It's a

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