 In the U.S., despite selling 1 million copies and certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the album was not as successful as it was overseas and the album peaked at number nine on the "Billboard" 200.When the Keep the Faith Tour ended in December 1993, Jon Bon Jovi went on a vacation in January 1994 where he wrote "Something To Believe In", the first song written for the album.Over the next nine months, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora wrote and demoed forty songs.