Synopsis
Shot entirely in black and white, the video presents Bon Jovi in the recording studio as they work through "Born To Be My Baby." The band performs around a shared microphone, with Jon Bon Jovi handling the lead while the group builds the song's communal backing vocals. The informal studio setting gives the clip a documentary feel, mixing performance footage with candid exchanges between band members. After deciding the initial take is not good enough, they perform the chorus again, ending in celebration.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was made on a notably low budget and uses the studio itself as its primary location rather than a constructed narrative setting.
- Its black-and-white presentation follows the visual style used for several videos connected with the *New Jersey* album.
- The full-length version includes spoken dialogue between the band members, making the recording process part of the video's appeal.
- The musicians gather around one microphone for the repeated "na-na-na-na-na" backing vocal, emphasizing the song's group energy.
- Jon Bon Jovi's wife, Dorothea, appears in the video.
- The closing celebration captures the moment the band learned that *New Jersey* had reached No. 1 in the United States.
- The video was included on the promotional home-video release *New Jersey: The Videos* and later appeared on the 2010 collection *Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Video Collection*.