Yesterdays (Guns N' Roses song)

"Yesterdays"
Single by Guns N' Roses
from the album Use Your Illusion II
B-side
Released October 26, 1992 (UK)
November 13, 1992 (US)
Format Vinyl
Cassette
CD
Recorded 1990–1991
Length 3:13
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s) Axl Rose
West Arkeen
Del James
Billy McCloud
Producer(s) Mike Clink, Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses singles chronology
"November Rain"
(1992)		 "Yesterdays"
(1992)		 "Civil War"
(1993)

"Yesterdays" is the third track on the Guns N' Roses album Use Your Illusion II. It was written by Axl Rose, West Arkeen, Del James and Billy McCloud. This song is featured in the 2004 compilation Greatest Hits, and the Vegas version below was included on the album Live Era '87–'93. The song peaked at No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[1] Filmed in black and white, the first version featured the band playing in an empty warehouse. The second version mixes clips of the band playing in the warehouse and photographs of band members during the Use Your Illusion Tour, as well as former members Izzy Stradlin and Steven Adler, who had left the group by then. It is included on the Welcome to the Videos DVD.

Formats and track listing

US CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yesterdays" (LP version)Axl Rose, West Arkeen, Del James, Billy McCloud 
2."Yesterdays" (Live in Las Vegas)  
UK 7-inch vinyl (GEFS)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yesterdays" (LP version)  
2."November Rain" (LP version)Axl Rose 
UK 12-inch picture disc vinyl (GEFST)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yesterdays" (LP version)  
2."November Rain" (LP version)Rose 
3."Yesterdays" (Live in Las Vegas)  
UK and Korea CD (GEFSTD)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yesterdays" (LP version)  
2."November Rain" (LP version)Rose 
3."Yesterdays" (Live in Las Vegas)  
4."Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Live at the Marquee [previoiusly released on Guns N' Roses (EP)])Bob Dylan 

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 14
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 27
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 72
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14] 13

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Guns 'n' Roses - 'Yesterdays'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Guns N' Roses". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Charts.nz – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". VG-lista. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Guns N' Roses: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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