Appetite for Destruction

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All tracks are written by Guns N' Roses, except where noted

Appetite for Destruction
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 1987 (1987-07-21)
RecordedJanuary 18 – June 23, 1987
Studio
Genre
Length53:52
Label Geffen
Producer Mike Clink
Guns N' Roses chronology
Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide
(1986)
Appetite for Destruction
(1987)
Guns N' Roses
(1988)
Singles from Appetite for Destruction
  1. "It's So Easy/Mr. Brownstone"
    Released: June 15, 1987
  2. "Welcome to the Jungle"
    Released: September 28, 1987
  3. "Sweet Child o' Mine"
    Released: June 21, 1988
  4. "Paradise City"
    Released: January 10, 1989
  5. "Nightrain"
    Released: July 25, 1989
'G' side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome to the Jungle" 4:31
2."It's So Easy"Guns N' Roses, West Arkeen 3:21
3."Nightrain" 4:26
4."Out ta Get Me" 4:20
5."Mr. Brownstone" 3:46
6."Paradise City" 6:46
'R' side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Michelle" 3:39
2."Think About You" 3:50
3."Sweet Child o' Mine" 5:55
4."You're Crazy" 3:16
5."Anything Goes"Guns N' Roses, Chris Weber 3:25
6."Rocket Queen" 6:13
Total length:53:52

Remastered version

Appetite for Destruction: Locked N' Loaded
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 29, 2018 (2018-06-29)
Recorded1985–1988
Studio
Length
  • 127:08 (Deluxe)
  • 211:25 (Super Deluxe)
Label Geffen
Producer
Guns N' Roses chronology
Appetite for Democracy 3D
(2014)
Appetite for Destruction: Locked N' Loaded
(2018)
Hard Skool EP
(2022)
Singles from Appetite for Destruction: Locked N' Loaded
  1. "Shadow of Your Love"
    Released: May 4, 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 95/100 [83]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Positive [84]
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Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [86]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [87]
Slant MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [88]

The box set received universal critical acclaim, with Metacritic scoring it 95 out of 100, based on nine reviews. [83] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Boxed Set, the band's first nomination since 1993 (it lost to Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic ). [89]

Deluxe edition

All tracks are written by Guns N' Roses, except where noted

Disc 1: Appetite for Destruction Remastered
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Jungle"4:33
2."It's So Easy" (writers: Guns N' Roses, West Arkeen)3:22
3."Nightrain"4:28
4."Out ta Get Me"4:23
5."Mr. Brownstone"3:48
6."Paradise City"6:45
7."My Michelle"3:39
8."Think About You"3:51
9."Sweet Child o' Mine"5:56
10."You're Crazy"3:17
11."Anything Goes" (writers: Guns N' Roses, Chris Weber)3:26
12."Rocket Queen"6:13
Total length:53:41
Disc 2: B-sides, EPs N' More
No.TitleLength
1."Reckless Life" (writers: Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Chris Weber)3:21
2."Nice Boys" (Rose Tattoo cover; writers: Angry Anderson, Mick Cocks, Geordie Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royall, Peter Wells)3:02
3."Move to the City" (Live; writers: Stradlin, Weber, Daniel Nicolson (aka D.J.) [90] [91] )3:34
4."Mama Kin" (Aerosmith cover; writer: Steven Tyler)3:41
5."Shadow of Your Love" (Live; writers: Rose, Stradlin, Paul Tobias)3:03
6."Welcome to the Jungle" (1986 Sound City Sessions)4:59
7."Nightrain" (1986 Sound City Sessions)4:49
8."Out ta Get Me" (1986 Sound City Sessions)4:01
9."Paradise City" (1986 Sound City Sessions)5:34
10."My Michelle" (1986 Sound City Sessions)4:21
11."Shadow of Your Love" (writers: Rose, Stradlin, Tobias)3:05
12."It's So Easy" (Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987; writers: Guns N' Roses, West Arkeen)3:54
13."Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987; writer: Bob Dylan)4:59
14."Whole Lotta Rosie" (Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987, AC/DC cover; writers: Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott)4:06
15."You're Crazy" (Acoustic Version)4:25
16."Patience"5:54
17."Used to Love Her"3:13
18."Move to the City" (1988 Acoustic Version; writers: Stradlin, Weber, Nicolson)3:26
Total length:1:13:27

Super Deluxe edition

The "Locked N' Loaded" edition and the "Super Deluxe" edition have the same musical contents. Disc one is the original album.

All tracks are written by Guns N' Roses, except where noted

Disc 2: B-Sides N' EP's
No.TitleLength
1."Reckless Life" (writers: Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Chris Weber)3:21
2."Nice Boys" (writers: Angry Anderson, Mick Cocks, Geordie Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royall, Peter Wells)3:02
3."Move to the City" (Live; writers: Stradlin, Weber, Daniel Nicolson (a/k/a D.J.))3:34
4."Mama Kin" (writer: Steven Tyler)3:41
5."Shadow of Your Love" (Live; writers: Rose, Stradlin, Paul Tobias)3:03
6."You're Crazy" (Acoustic Version)4:25
7."Patience"5:54
8."Used to Love Her"3:13
9."You're Crazy"4:10
10."It's So Easy" (Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987; writers: Guns N' Roses, West Arkeen)3:54
11."Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987; writer: Bob Dylan)4:59
12."Whole Lotta Rosie" (Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987, AC/DC cover; writers: Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott)4:06
Total length:47:21
Disc 3: 1986 Sound City Session
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Jungle"4:59
2."Nightrain"4:49
3."Out ta Get Me"4:01
4."Paradise City"5:34
5."My Michelle"4:21
6."Think About You"3:50
7."You're Crazy"3:21
8."Anything Goes" (writers: Guns N' Roses, Chris Weber)4:35
9."Rocket Queen"6:06
10."Shadow of Your Love" (writers: Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Paul Tobias)2:38
11."Heartbreak Hotel" (Elvis Presley cover; writers: Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden, Elvis Presley)4:36
12."Jumpin' Jack Flash" (The Rolling Stones cover; writers: Jagger/Richards, Bill Wyman)3:21
Total length:52:11
Disc 4: 1986 Sound City Session N' More
No.TitleLength
1."Shadow of Your Love" (writers: Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Paul Tobias)3:05
2."Move to the City" (writers: Stradlin, Chris Weber, Daniel Nicolson (a/k/a D.J.))3:16
3."Ain't Goin' Down No More" (Instrumental Version)3:30
4."The Plague"0:54
5."Nice Boys" (writers: Angry Anderson, Mick Cocks, Geordie Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royall, Peter Wells)2:58
6."Back off Bitch" (writers: Rose, Tobias)4:39
7."Reckless Life" (writers: Rose, Stradlin, Weber)2:45
8."Mama Kin" (writer: Tyler)3:26
9."New Work Tune"3:25
10."November Rain" (Piano Version; writer: Rose)10:18
11."Move to the City" (Acoustic Version; writers: Stradlin, Weber, Nicolson)3:41
12."You're Crazy" (Acoustic Version)4:06
13."November Rain" (Acoustic Version; writer: Rose)5:00
14."Jumpin' Jack Flash" (Acoustic Version; writers: Jagger/Richards, Bill Wyman)3:52
15."Move to the City" (1988 Acoustic Version; writers: Stradlin, Weber, Nicolson)3:26
Total length:58:21
Hidden bonus cassette: 1985 Mystic Studio Session
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Jungle"4:52
2."Anything Goes" (writers: Guns N' Roses, Chris Weber)5:03
3."Don't Cry" (writers: Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin)4:36
4."Back Off Bitch" (writers: Rose, Paul Tobias)4:46
5."Think About You"3:58

A fifth disc is included: a Blu-ray disc with 96 kHz 24-bit 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes (mixed by Elliot Scheiner and Frank Filipetti) of all of Appetite for Destruction, alongside bonus tracks "Shadow of Your Love", "Patience", "Used to Love Her", "You're Crazy", and "Move to the City" (1988 Acoustic version). In addition, this disc includes the music videos for "Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Paradise City", and "Patience", and a previously-unreleased video for "It's So Easy". [92]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [15]

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [152] 3× Platinum180,000^
Australia (ARIA) [153] 7× Platinum490,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [154] Platinum50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [155] Platinum250,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [156] Diamond1,000,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [157] 4× Platinum80,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [158] Gold25,000 [158]
France (SNEP) [159] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [160] Platinum500,000^
Italy
sales in 1989
150,000 [161]
Italy (FIMI) [162]
since 2009
2× Platinum100,000
Japan (RIAJ) [163] Platinum200,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [164] Gold100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [165] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [166] 5× Platinum75,000
Singapore (RIAS) [167] Gold5,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [168] Gold50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [169] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [170] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [171] 4× Platinum1,945,240 [172]
United States (RIAA) [173] 18× Platinum18,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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