Yesterdays (Guns N' Roses song)

"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 reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Yesterdays"
Single by Guns N' Roses
from the album Use Your Illusion II
B-side
ReleasedNovember 9, 1992 (1992-11-09)[1]
Length3:13
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Guns N' Roses singles chronology
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
(1992)
"Yesterdays"
(1992)
"Civil War"
(1993)
Music video
"Yesterdays" on YouTube

Music video

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The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[2] Filmed in black and white, the first version[specify] 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 their Welcome to the Videos DVD.

Track listings

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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 in 1987 [previously released on Guns N' Roses (EP)])Bob Dylan 

Personnel

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 7, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Guns 'n' Roses - 'Yesterdays'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 49. December 5, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
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  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Yesterdays / November Rain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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  16. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 5. January 30, 1993. p. 44. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  20. ^ "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  21. ^ "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  22. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1992". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 7, 2020.