Yesterdays (Guns N' Roses song)

"Yesterdays"
"Yesterdays"
Single by Guns N' Roses
from the album Use Your Illusion II
B-side	"Yesterdays" (live) (US); "November Rain" (LP version) (UK);
Released	November 9, 1992
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
Music video
	"Yesterdays" on YouTube

"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.

Music video

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

UK 7-inch vinyl (GEFS)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yesterdays" (LP version)
2.	"November Rain" (LP version)	Axl Rose

UK 12-inch picture disc vinyl (GEFST)
No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Yesterdays" (LP version)
2.	"November Rain" (LP version)	Rose
3.	"Yesterdays" (Live in Las Vegas)

UK and Korea CD (GEFSTD)
No.	Title	Writer(s)
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

W. Axl Rose – lead vocals, piano
Slash – lead guitar
Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar
Duff McKagan – bass guitar
Matt Sorum – drums
Dizzy Reed – organ

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	14
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	27
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	52
Denmark (IFPI)^[7]	6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	14
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	22
Germany (Official German Charts)^[10]	23
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[12]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[14]	7
Norway (VG-lista)^[15]	5
Portugal (AFP)^[16]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	19
UK Singles (OCC)^[19]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[20]	72
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[21]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[22]	87

References

^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 7, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "Guns 'n' Roses - 'Yesterdays'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1855." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 3. January 16, 1993. p. 16. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 49. December 5, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Yesterdays / November Rain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". VG-lista. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 5. January 30, 1993. p. 44. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1992". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

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[1] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 7, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[mvdbase-2] "Guns 'n' Roses - 'Yesterdays'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

[sc_Australia_Guns_N'_Roses-3] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_Austria_Guns_N'_Roses-4] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_Flanders_Guns_N'_Roses-5] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-6] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1855." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[7] "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 3. January 16, 1993. p. 16. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[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.

[sc_Germany_Guns_N'_Roses-10] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_Ireland2_-11] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Yesterdays / November Rain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[sc_Dutch40_-12] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[sc_Dutch100_Guns_N'_Roses-13] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_New_Zealand_Guns_N'_Roses-14] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_Norway_Guns_N'_Roses-15] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". VG-lista. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[16] "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 5. January 30, 1993. p. 44. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[sc_Sweden_Guns_N'_Roses-17] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_Switzerland_Guns_N'_Roses-18] "Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_UK_-19] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Guns_N'_Roses-20] "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Guns_N'_Roses-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.

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Yesterdays (Guns N' Roses song)

Music video

Track listings

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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