Pitbull & Bon Jovi Team Up On ‘It’s My Life’ Remix ‘Now Or Never’

Bon Jovi created a new generation of fans in 2000 with their smash single “It’s My Life,” the rock band’s highest-charting single since their iconic string of hits in the 1980s and ’90s. Now, another two decades later, “It’s My Life” itself is getting a new life of its own in the form of “Now or Never,” a remix of the Bon Jovi smash led by Miami-bred hitmaker Pitbull.

First teased when Pitbull brought Jon Bon Jovi out for a concert in September, “Now or Never” is an upbeat, dancefloor-ready reimagining of the Bon Jovi hit that fits naturally into Pitbull’s party-centric discography. But beyond having fun, Pitbull takes a moment to reflect on how far he’s come—and how important it is to stand tall no matter what life throws at you.

“The world always comes to an end / Don’t let it scare you out of living / Look at me, mama, against all odds, your little boy did,” he raps on the track. “Every day I give thanks / every day I give thanks, every day thanksgiving.”

The track arrives as Pitbull and Jon Bon Jovi take the stage on the 25th^th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Mr. Worldwide’s hometown of Miami. Although Pitbull is no stranger to the Latin Grammys, it will be Bon Jovi’s first foray into the arena.

The Cuban-American rapper has been quite busy in recent months. He toured with Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin earlier this year, and in late summer he toured the country on his solo Party After Dark Tour. On November 8, he launched his newest Las Vegas residency, Pitbull: Vegas After Dark—The Residency, marking his first Vegas stint since his Pitbull: Time of Our Lives residency, which ran from 2015 to 2019. Bon Jovi told meanwhile, their legendary rise to stardom in the Hulu docuseries Thanks, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story and released their sixteenth album Forever in June.

Tickets are available now for the next Pitbull: Vegas After Dark—The Residency shows on the 24th-25th. January and 7, 8, 14 and 15 March.