| Chinese Democracy | |||||
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| Single by Guns N' Roses | |||||
| Album | Chinese Democracy | ||||
| Released | (Single) October 22, 2008 (Album) November 23, 2008 | ||||
| Recorded | 1994-2007 | ||||
| Genre | Heavy Metal Industrial Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:43 | ||||
| Writers | Axl Rose, Josh Freese, Robin Finck, Tommy Stinson, Dizzy Reed, Paul Tobias, Eric Cadieux, Caram Costanzo | ||||
| Label | Geffen Records | ||||
| Producer | Axl Rose, Caram Costanzo | ||||
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"Chinese Democracy" is the first track on Guns N' Roses' 2008 album Chinese Democracy. It was released as a single on October 22, 2008, reached #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and #27 on the UK Singles Chart.
Live[]
"Chinese Democracy" has been sporadically performed live since it was debuted in 2001, but it became a setlist staple in 2009, being used as the opener for every show since.
Personnel[]
- Guns N' Roses and former members
- Axl Rose - lead vocals, keyboards, arrangement, digital editing
- Robin Finck - lead guitar, guitar solo, additional arrangements
- Buckethead - lead guitar, guitar solo, additional arrangements
- Bumblefoot - guitar, additional arrangements
- Paul Tobias - guitar, arrangement
- Richard Fortus - guitar
- Tommy Stinson - bass, background vocals, additional arrangements
- Dizzy Reed - keyboards, background vocals
- Chris Pitman - keyboards, sub bass, additional guitar processing
- Frank Ferrer - drums, additional arrangements
- Other
- Arrangement - Sean Beavan
- Digital editing - Eric Cadieux, Caram Costanzo, Sean Beavan
Chinese Democracy artwork from the alternate version of Chinese Democracy.