"
It's My Life" is
Bon Jovi's first single from the album
Crush. It was released on May 23, 2000. It was written by
Jon Bon Jovi,
Richie Sambora, and
Max Martin. The song hit #1 across several countries (although it only reached #33 in the US).
The music video was directed by
Wayne Isham.
Will Estes (as Tommy) and
Shiri Appleby (as Gina) are the two main characters (as it says in the lyrics "for Tommy and Gina, who never back down". At the beginning, Tommy is watching a video of a Bon Jovi concert on his computer. Gina calls, and during the whole video, Tommy runs through the streets of
Los Angeles up to the concert, getting chased by
dogs, running a
marathon, posing for pictures, and jackknifing a truck. The video was inspired by the movie
Run Lola Run.
[4] Jon Bon Jovi met Will Estes on the set of
U-571 and chose him to be in the video. The music video features the
2nd Street Tunnel as one of the main settings.
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