"We Werent Born to Follow" is the first single released from Bon Jovis eleventh studio album, The Circle. The single premiered on radio on August 17, 2009.Jon Bon Jovi explained to the Daily Mail that this song is "about working people picking themselves up by their bootstraps in hard times." The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Since then, the song has reached the peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 68.