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 8 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.

For the jazz standard by Otto Harbach and Jerome Kern, see Yesterdays (1933 song).

"Yesterdays"
Single by Guns N' Roses
from the album Use Your Illusion II
B-side
ReleasedOctober 26, 1992 (UK)
November 13, 1992 (US)
Recorded1990–1991
Length3:13
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Clink, Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses singles chronology
"November Rain"
(1992)		 "Yesterdays"
(1992)		 "Civil War"
(1993)

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 their 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 in 1987 [previously 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
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 52
Denmark (IFPI)[6] 6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 14
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 22
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 72
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[19] 13

Personnel
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References
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  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. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1855." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 3. January 16, 1993. p. 16. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 49. December 5, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Yesterdays / November Rain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. "Charts.nz – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". VG-lista. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Guns N' Roses – Yesterdays". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  18. "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  19. "Guns N' Roses Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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