Civil War (song)

"Civil War"
Single by Guns N' Roses
from the album Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal and Use Your Illusion II
B-side	"Garden of Eden" (LP version) (German) "Exclusive Interview with Slash" (German)
Released	May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03)[1]
Genre	Hard rock[2][3] progressive rock[4]
Length	7:40
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Axl Rose Slash Duff McKagan
Producer(s)	Mike Clink Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses singles chronology
"Yesterdays" (1992) "Civil War" (1993) "Ain't It Fun" (1993)

"Civil War" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses that originally appeared on the 1990 compilation Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal and later on the band's 1991 album Use Your Illusion II. It is a protest song on war, referring to all war as "civil war" and stating that war only "feeds the rich while it buries the poor". In the song, lead singer Axl Rose asks, "What's so civil about war, anyway?"

The song was originally released in 1990, when it peaked at number four on the US Album Rock Tracks chart (now the Mainstream Rock chart). It was then released worldwide in 1993, reaching number one in Poland, number two in Spain, and also charting in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and New Zealand. Several regions instead saw the release of The "Civil War" EP, including Ireland and the United Kingdom. The EP reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart. This is their last single to be recorded with drummer Steven Adler. He departed the band several months after its recording and was replaced by Matt Sorum before the song was released as a single.