November Rain

"November Rain"
Single by Guns N' Roses
from the album Use Your Illusion I
B-side"Sweet Child o' Mine" (LP version)
ReleasedFebruary 1992 (1992-02)
Studio
  • A&M
  • Record Plant
  • Studio 56
  • Image Recording
  • Conway
  • Northstar Recordings (violins)
  • Metalworks Recording
  • Skip Saylor Recording (album mixing)
Genre
Length8:57
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Axl Rose
Producer(s)
Guns N' Roses singles chronology
"Live and Let Die"
(1991)
"November Rain"
(1992)
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
(1992)
Music videos
"November Rain" on YouTube
"November Rain" (2022) on YouTube

"November Rain" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Written by the band's lead vocalist Axl Rose, the power ballad was released in February 1992 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Use Your Illusion I (1991). The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was the longest song to enter the top ten of the chart at the time of its release. As of 2019, it was the fourth longest song to enter the Hot 100 chart.[3] Additionally, "November Rain" reached number two on the Portuguese Singles Chart, number four on the UK Singles Chart, and the top 10 on several other music charts around the world.

  1. ^ Thompson, Stephen (June 28, 2018). "Hear A Never-Before-Heard, Piano-Only Demo Of Guns N' Roses' 'November Rain'". NPR. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Newbould, Chris (November 29, 2018). "Review: Guns N' Roses start well, then, well..." The National. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Longest & Shortest Hot 100 Hits: From Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce & David Bowie to Piko-Taro". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2019.