He explained that the song "finds Axl in an Elton John mood with a piano, synthesized strings and the realization that while " It's hard to hold a candle/ in the cold November rain," we should " never mind the darkness/ we can still find a way/ cause nothin' lasts forever/ even cold November rain." On the other hand, at almost nine minutes, this song comes close." Music video Ĭomposite image of the wedding dress from the "November Rain" music video worn by Stephanie Seymour. Richard Harrington from The Washington Post felt that in the wake of their breakthrough power ballad " Sweet Child o' Mine", Guns N'Roses "have wisely chosen to play to their female constituency" with "November Rain". On "November Rain", they fit both extremes into one nine-minute epic ballad." Another editor, Simon Reynolds, declared it as "a lush, swoony, mock-orchestral epic mid-way between Trevor Horn, Jim Steinman and ' Purple Rain'." Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel viewed it as "a schlocky, over-produced ballad". Robert Hilburn from Los Angeles Times wrote, "This sweeping ballad-reminiscent of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s most majestic work-underscores the ambition and range of the best and most volatile American hard-rock group in a decade." Dave Jennings from Melody Maker said, "There's probably no other band who can match the Gunners' ability to sound frighteningly real and then laughably crass in rapid succession. A similar situation took place in New Zealand, where the song peaked at number seven but stayed in the top 20 for 24 non-consecutive weeks, ending 1992 as New Zealand's second best-selling single. It was featured on ARIA's year-end charts in two consecutive years (19, when it appeared at 36). In Australia, "November Rain" reached number two on the 1992 end-of-year chart despite only reaching number five on the ARIA Singles Chart. "November Rain" peaked at number nine in Germany and remained on the chart for 51 weeks. It was in the top-10 for ten weeks, for a total of 30 weeks on the charts. In the United States, the song peaked at #3 for two weeks in 1992, making it their sixth and last top ten hit. The track was mixed by Steven Wilson replacing the sampled sounds used on the original mix. The orchestration consists of a real 50-piece orchestra, conducted and arranged by Christopher Lennertz. On November 4, 2022, the original track was re-released on a Use Your Illusion reissue, but with newly recorded orchestration replacing the sampled sounds used on the original mix. : 318 "We call it 'the Layla song'," joked Slash, referencing a similarly-constructed rock song with a long, instrumental second part. Its distinct symphonic overtone owes to a sweeping string arrangement, orchestrated by Rose. The song's composition was influenced by Elton John's 1973 opus “ Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding”. According to Slash, Axl wrote the song “about a time someone bent his fingers back like he was a little baby.” It was the longest song ever to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 until November 2021, when surpassed by Taylor Swift's extended rerecording of " All Too Well". "November Rain" is the third-longest song by Guns N' Roses, behind " Coma" (10:14) from the same album, and " Estranged" (9:24) from Use Your Illusion II. Slash reported that his guitar solo in the song's album version developed directly from an improvisation. Slash disputed Axl's claims of harsh musical differences in his autobiography released the next year. Eventually, Rose persuaded the others during work at Can-Am Studios (where some of the album was recorded and mixed). Slash and Duff McKagan were opposed to the band's drift to symphonic ballads, feeling their choice of more direct rock songs were being overlooked by Rose. : 151Īccording to a story Axl Rose reported during the 2006 leg of the Chinese Democracy Tour, no other band members wanted to participate in the production of this song (or the other notable ballad " Estranged"). Slash states in his autobiography that the band recorded in 1986 an 18-minute version of "November Rain" at a session with guitarist Manny Charlton (of rock band Nazareth) the year prior to beginning sessions for Appetite for Destruction. Additionally, "November Rain" reached number two on the Portuguese Singles Chart, number four on the UK Singles Chart, and the top 10 on several other music charts around the world. Currently, it is the fourth longest song to enter the Hot 100 chart. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was the longest song to enter the top ten of the chart at the time of its release. Written by the band's lead vocalist Axl Rose, the power ballad was released in February 1992 as the third single from their third studio album, Use Your Illusion I (1991). " November Rain" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
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