I am a massive fan of this band, and well many many others, but VERY rarely feel the need to buy singles so it made me think how irrelevant the singles chart can be as an indicator of a bands success when someone as dedicated as i consider myself to be still doesnt feel the need to buy singles from my favourites bands.

Sure, i have everything else Bon Jovi have ever released, countless versions of different albums, 40+ bootlegs and a number of collectibles aswell as all the solo stuff etc, but i must have only about 5 or 6 singles mostly only bought before an album comes out.

Nearly all of the better bsides from the earlier singles i tracked down online and i now think i have them all. What may attract me to actually buy a single would be a bonus documentary or video or something.

From looking at the trackistings of the singles from HAND so far i wonder who in their right mind would want to buy them if they already have the album? Sure, there are people out there who just want to complete their BJ collection which is fair enough- but these arent the majority of the record buying public who are responsible for charting the single.

Which leads me to the possible assumption that a large proportion of the general public that buy the 2nd and 3rd singles from an album do so as they do not have the album in the first place (and not for the bsides) and do not represent Bon Jovi's 'hardcore' fanbase.

And for the price of these singles they could of bought the album in the first place anways, buts thats another matter.