November Rain

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"November Rain"
Novemberrain.jpg
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
Label Geffen
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
CD maxi
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."November Rain" Axl Rose 8:57
2."Sweet Child o' Mine"Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler 5:55
3."Patience"Stradlin5:53
Cassingle
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."November Rain"Rose8:57
2."Sweet Child o' Mine"Rose, Stradlin, Slash, McKagan, Adler5:55
7-inch maxi
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."November Rain"Rose8:57
2."Sweet Child o' Mine"Rose, Stradlin, Slash, McKagan, Adler5:55
12-inch maxi
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."November Rain"Rose8:57
2."Sweet Child o' Mine"Rose, Stradlin, Slash, McKagan, Adler5:55
3."Patience"Stradlin5:53

Personnel

Guns N' Roses

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [69] 4× Platinum280,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [70] Platinum60,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [71] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [72] Gold250,000^
Italy (FIMI) [73] Platinum50,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [74] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [75] Platinum10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [76] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [77] Gold500,000^

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

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