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( November 2015 ) `` You Could Be Mine '' U.S. commercial CD single Single by Guns N ' Roses from the album Use Your Illusion II A-side `` You Could Be Mine '' ( LP Version ) B - side `` Civil War '' ( LP Version ) Released June 21, 1991 ( 1991 - 06 - 21 ) Format 7 '' vinyl, cassette, CD, 12 '' picture disc Recorded A&M Studios, Record Plant Studios, Studio 56, Image Recording, Conway Studios & Metalworks Recording Studios, January 1991 Genre Heavy metal Length 5 : 44 Label Geffen, UZI Suicide Songwriter ( s ) Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin Producer ( s ) Mike Clink, Guns N ' Roses Guns N ' Roses singles chronology `` Nightrain '' ( 1989 ) `` You Could Be Mine '' ( 1991 ) `` Do n't Cry '' ( 1991 ) `` Nightrain '' ( 1989 ) `` You Could Be Mine '' ( 1991 ) `` Do n't Cry '' ( 1991 ) `` You Could Be Mine '' is a song by American rock band Guns N ' Roses, featured on their 1991 fourth studio album Use Your Illusion II. It was released as the band 's seventh single, and the first from the Use Your Illusion albums, in June 1991. Backed with `` Civil War '' from Use Your Illusion II, the single reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on the UK Singles Chart. The song was originally released as the theme song for director James Cameron 's 1991 film, Terminator 2 : Judgment Day. Contents 1 History 2 Lyrics 3 Song Meaning 4 Music video 5 Live performances 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Charts 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Year - end charts 9 References 10 External links History Contrary to popular belief, `` You Could Be Mine '' was not originally going to be the official theme of Terminator 2 : Judgment Day. However, the references to Guns N ' Roses that were made in the film ( from John Connor 's friend 's L.A. Guns T - shirt to the T - 800 taking out his shotgun from a box of roses, thus playing a pun on the band 's name ) were so clear and obvious that it was a wise business decision to make when director James Cameron decided to recruit the band to perform a song. As it would turn out, `` You Could Be Mine '' was selected to be included in the film. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the band members over for dinner at his own home to negotiate the deal. The lyric `` With your bitch slap rappin ' and your cocaine tongue you get nothin ' done '' from the chorus appeared on the inner sleeve of Guns N ' Roses ' debut album Appetite for Destruction, released in 1987 ( the song had already been written by then ). This `` tradition '' was followed by the line `` Ai n't It Fun '' on the Use Your Illusion albums released in 1991 - two years later GN'R cover of the song `` Ai n't It Fun '' appeared on `` The Spaghetti Incident ? '' album. The end of first verse, `` we 've seen that movie too '', is a reference to Elton John ' song `` I 've Seen That Movie Too '', from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Slash states that the song 's writing began at the first preproduction session for Appetite for Destruction. The song has a minute - long drum and guitar intro. It was played during the ending credits of Terminator 2 and was heard in the film itself in early scenes with John Connor. The song is also appeared in another part of the Terminator series, Terminator Salvation. However, the original script for Terminator 2 instead called for The Ramones song `` I Wanna Be Sedated '', which years later would be featured in Terminator Genisys. Lyrics `` You Could Be Mine '' has little profanity, using only the word bitch, and only three times, in the chorus verse `` With your bitch slap rapping and your cocaine tongue '' / `` You get nothin ' done '' / `` You could be mine ''. The concert version has an added line `` with your ass in the air ''. Song meaning The song talks about band member Izzy Stradlin 's failed relationship with his girlfriend. Music video The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan, Stan Winston and Jeffrey Abelson. A T - 800 Terminator is assembled, given the appearance of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and dispatched to assassinate the band at one of their concerts. The video consists of clips from the movie, including its teaser trailer, intercut with footage of the band performing the song as the T - 800 makes its way to the front of the crowd. After the song ends, it confronts the band as they leave the venue through a back door and analyzes each member individually ; Izzy Stradlin is absent at this point, replaced by a man named Dizzy. The T - 800 scans W. Axl Rose last and concludes that killing the band would be a `` Waste of Ammo. '' Lowering its shotgun, it gives Rose a brief smirk and walks away. As the video features clips from the movie, it could not be put on the DVD Welcome to the Videos due to licensing issues. The video was also not included on any of the DVD releases of Terminator 2 : Judgment Day, although it was included with a special double tape edition of the film, released on VHS in 1993. Live performances Early live versions of `` You Could Be Mine '' featured Slash using a B.C. Rich Mockingbird ( as in the video ) instead of his usual Gibson Les Paul, due to his use of a tremolo during the solo. It was first played live at Rock in Rio II on January 20, 1991, and has been a staple ever since. The live version features amended lyrics to the line `` an I leave you lyin ' on the bed ' with your ass in the air ' ''. Track listing CD single Geffen 19039 `` You Could Be Mine '' - 5 : 44 `` Civil War '' -- 7 : 41 7 '' Single Geffen GES 19039 `` You Could Be Mine '' ( LP version ) - 5 : 44 `` Civil War ( LP Version ) '' -- 7 : 38 Personnel W. Axl Rose -- lead vocals Slash -- lead guitar, rhythm guitar Izzy Stradlin -- rhythm guitar, backing vocals Duff McKagan -- bass, backing vocals Matt Sorum -- drums Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 8 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 10 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 30 Finland ( The Official Finnish Charts ) France ( SNEP ) 8 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 5 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan ( Oricon ) 23 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 29 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1991 ) Position New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) References Jump up ^ `` Artist Chart History - Guns N ' Roses ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Guns N ' Roses ''. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography ( 1947 - ) ''. filmreference.com. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Bozza, Anthony, & Slash ( 2007 ). Slash. Harper Entertainment : New York. page 166 Jump up ^ Cameron and Wisher, Terminator 2 : Judgment Day : The Book of the Film : An Illustrated Screenplay, Applause Books, 1991, p. 24, ISBN 1 - 55783 - 097 - 5 Jump up ^ Garcia, Alex S. `` mvdbase.com - Guns ' n ' Roses - `` You could be mine '' ``. Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 1600. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin : levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Otava Publishing Company Ltd, 2003. ISBN 951 - 1 - 21053 - X Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Guns N ' Roses Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Guns N ' Roses ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Italiancharts.com -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine ''. Top Digital Download. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ユー ・ クッド ・ ビー ・ マイン / ガンズ ・ アンド ・ ローゼズ ''. oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine ''. VG - lista. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hits of the World - Spain ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 October 1991. p. 73. Retrieved 28 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Guns N ' Roses -- You Could Be Mine ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Guns N ' Roses : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Guns N ' Roses Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Guns N ' Roses Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1991 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Guns N ' Roses Axl Rose Duff McKagan Slash Dizzy Reed Richard Fortus Frank Ferrer Melissa Reese Tracii Guns Izzy Stradlin Ole Beich Rob Gardner Steven Adler Matt Sorum Gilby Clarke Paul Tobias Robin Finck Josh Freese Tommy Stinson Chris Pitman Buckethead Bryan `` Brain '' Mantia Ron `` Bumblefoot '' Thal DJ Ashba Studio albums Appetite for Destruction G N ' R Lies Use Your Illusion I Use Your Illusion II `` The Spaghetti Incident ? '' Chinese Democracy Live albums Live Era ' 87 -- ' 93 Appetite for Democracy 3D Extended plays Live ? ! * @ Like a Suicide Guns N ' Roses The `` Civil War '' EP Compilation albums Use Your Illusion Greatest Hits Appetite for Destruction : Locked N ' Loaded edition Singles `` It 's So Easy '' `` Welcome to the Jungle '' `` Sweet Child o ' Mine '' `` Paradise City '' `` Patience '' `` Nightrain '' `` You Could Be Mine '' `` Do n't Cry '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` Knockin ' on Heaven 's Door '' `` November Rain '' `` Yesterdays '' `` Civil War '' `` Ai n't It Fun '' `` Estranged '' `` Since I Do n't Have You '' `` Sympathy for the Devil '' `` Chinese Democracy '' `` Shadow of Your Love '' Promo singles `` Mr. Brownstone '' `` My Michelle '' `` 14 Years '' `` Pretty Tied Up '' `` So Fine '' `` Dead Horse '' `` Garden of Eden '' `` Hair of the Dog '' `` New Rose '' `` Oh My God '' `` Better '' `` Street of Dreams '' `` Welcome to the Jungle ( 1986 Sound City Session ) '' `` Move to The City ( 1988 Acoustic Version ) '' `` November Rain ( Piano Version / 1986 Sound City Session ) '' Other songs `` Think About You '' `` Rocket Queen '' `` Used to Love Her '' `` One in a Million '' `` Coma '' `` Get in the Ring '' `` The Garden '' `` Shackler 's Revenge '' `` Madagascar '' `` Prostitute '' Videos and DVDs Use Your Illusion I Use Your Illusion II Garden of Eden : Strictly Limited Edition Welcome to the Videos Appetite for Democracy 3D Tours The Early Days of Guns N ' Roses Appetite for Destruction Tour Use Your Illusion Tour Guns N ' Roses / Metallica Stadium Tour Chinese Democracy Tour Up Close and Personal Tour Appetite for Democracy Not in This Lifetime... 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Question: who played drums on you could be mine
Answer: Matt Sorum