# List of songs recorded by Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band originally formed in 1985 by members of Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns. After signing with Geffen Records in 1986, the band released its debut album Appetite for Destruction in 1987. All songs on the album were credited as written by the full band, composed of vocalist Axl Rose, guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler, while "It's So Easy" was co-written by West Arkeen and "Anything Goes" was co-written by Chris Weber, formerly of Hollywood Rose. The following year saw the release of the band's second album G N' R Lies, made up of all four tracks from 1986's Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide EP and four acoustic-based tracks.
Following a period of touring, in 1990 Guns N' Roses replaced Adler with Matt Sorum, and keyboardist Dizzy Reed was added to the lineup. On September 17, 1991, the band released its third and fourth studio albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II. The songs on the albums were credited to their individual songwriters rather than the band as a whole, with Rose, Stradlin and Slash contributing to the majority of tracks. Other band members besides Rose performed lead vocals on a number of tracks, and the albums also featured a range of guest musicians including Shannon Hoon, Michael Monroe, and Alice Cooper. Stradlin later left the band and was replaced by Gilby Clarke.
In 1993 the band released "The Spaghetti Incident?", an album of cover versions and the band's first release to feature Clarke. Among others, the album featured recordings of "Raw Power" by The Stooges, "Since I Don't Have You" by The Skyliners and a medley of "Buick Mackane" and "Big Dumb Sex" by T. Rex and Soundgarden, respectively. The following year, Clarke was replaced with Paul Tobias and the band released a cover of The Rolling Stones song "Sympathy for the Devil" for the soundtrack to the film Interview with the Vampire. This would prove to be the final involvement for long-term band members Slash, McKagan, and Sorum, who would later leave at various points over the next few years.
In the years after the release of "The Spaghetti Incident?", Guns N' Roses went through a number of lineup changes during the recording of the long-awaited Chinese Democracy. In 1999, the song "Oh My God" – the band's first original recording since the Use Your Illusion albums – was released on the soundtrack for End of Days, featuring Dave Navarro and Gary Sunshine on guitar. Chinese Democracy was eventually released, after a number of delays, on November 23, 2008, over 17 years after the release of Use Your Illusion I and II. The album featured contributions from most of the members the band had featured between 1994 and 2008, including vocalist Rose, bassisst Tommy Stinson, guitarists Buckethead, Robin Finck, Richard Fortus and Tobias, drummers Brain and Frank Ferrer, and keyboardists Reed and Chris Pitman, with a number of these performers having co-written songs on the album. Slash and McKagan rejoined the band in 2016 (alongside new member Melissa Reese, replacing Pitman), and a remastered box set of Appetite for Destruction was released in 2018, preceded by the lead single "Shadow of Your Love". From 2021, the band started releasing re-workings of Chinese-era songs, with "Absurd" and "Hard Skool" coming out that year, and "Perhaps" and "The General" in 2023.

## Songs

* Axl Rose remains the band's only constant member since its formation.
* Izzy Stradlin was the original rhythm guitarist for Guns N' Roses, and wrote prolifically during his time with the band.
* Slash wrote and performed with the band from 1985 to around 1996, rejoining in 2016
* Duff McKagan performed on the band's first five albums, before leaving in 1997 and rejoining in 2016
* Drummer Steven Adler (left) performed on the band's first two albums; rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke (right) performed on 1993's "The Spaghetti Incident?"
* After Rose, keyboardist Dizzy Reed remains the longest-standing member of Guns N' Roses, having joined in 1990.
* Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe made guest appearances on "Bad Obsession" and "Ain't It Fun".
* Alice Cooper performed additional vocals on the track "The Garden"
* Guns N' Roses released a recording of "Live and Let Die", written by Paul and Linda McCartney, in 1991.
* The band also covered Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
* "The Spaghetti Incident?" features two songs written by Johnny Thunders
* Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" was recorded for "The Spaghetti Incident?"
* Chris Pitman, who was a band member between 1998 and 2016, contributed to every track on Chinese Democracy.
* Guitarist Dave Navarro performed on the 1999 song "Oh My God"
* Robin Finck performed guitar on every track on Chinese Democracy, and also co-wrote the song "Better"
* Guitarist Buckethead performed on all but two tracks on Chinese Democracy
Key :
| † | Indicates song released as a single |
| § | Indicates song released as a promotional single |
| Song | Credited writer(s) | Release | Year | Notes |
| "14 Years"§ | W. Axl Rose Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "Absurd" † | W. Axl Rose Darren Reed Saul Hudson Duff McKagan | Hard Skool | 2021 | |
| "Ain't It Fun" † | Eugene O'Connor Peter Laughner | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "Ain't Going Down" | Guns N' Roses Chris Weber | Guns N' Roses Pinball | 1994 | |
| "Anything Goes" | Guns N' Roses Chris Weber | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "Attitude" | Glenn Danzig | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "Back Off Bitch" | W. Axl Rose Paul Tobias | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Bad Apples" | W. Axl Rose Izzy Stradlin Saul Hudson Duff McKagan | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Bad Obsession" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin Aaron Arkeen | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Better"§ | W. Axl Rose Robert Finck | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Black Leather" | Steve Jones Paul Cook | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "Breakdown" | W. Axl Rose Duff McKagan Saul Hudson Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex)" | Marc Bolan Chris Cornell | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "Catcher in the Rye" | W. Axl Rose Robert Finck Darren Reed Paul Tobias Tommy Stinson | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Chinese Democracy" † | W. Axl Rose Robert Finck Paul Tobias Tommy Stinson Darren Reed Josh Freese Caram Costanzo Eric Caudieux | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Civil War" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal Use Your Illusion II | 1990 1991 | |
| "Coma" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Dead Horse"§ | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Don't Cry" † | W. Axl Rose Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion I Use Your Illusion II | 1991 1991 | |
| "Don't Damn Me" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin Dave Lank | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Double Talkin' Jive" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Down on the Farm" | Charlie Harper Alvin Gibbs Nicholas Garrett | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "Dust N' Bones" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin Darren Reed Matt Sorum | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Estranged" † | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "Garden of Eden"§ | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Get in the Ring" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "Hair of the Dog"§ | William McCatterfy Manny Charlton Peter Agnew Darrell Sweet | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "Hard Skool" † | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Robert Finck Josh Freese Tommy Stinson Paul Tobias | Hard Skool | 2021 | |
| "Heartbreak Hotel" | Mae Boren Axton Thomas Durden Elvis Presley | Appetite for Destruction Super Deluxe edition | 2018 | |
| "Human Being" | David Johansen John Genzale | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "I Don't Care About You" | Lee James Jude | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "I.R.S." | W. Axl Rose Darren Reed Paul Tobias | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "If the World" | W. Axl Rose Chris Pitman | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "It's So Easy" † | Guns N' Roses Aaron Arkeen | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | Jagger-Richards Bill Wyman | Appetite for Destruction Super Deluxe edition | 2018 | |
| "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" † | Bob Dylan | Days Of Thunder Use Your Illusion II | 1990 1991 | |
| "Live and Let Die" † | Paul McCartney Linda McCartney | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Locomotive (Complicity)" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "Look at Your Game, Girl" | Charles Manson | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "Madagascar" | W. Axl Rose Chris Pitman Martin Luther King Jr. | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Mama Kin" | Steven Tyler | Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide | 1986 | |
| "Move to the City"§ | Guns N' Roses Chris Weber | Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide Appetite for Destruction Super Deluxe edition | 1986 2018 | [V] [W] |
| "Mr. Brownstone" | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "My Michelle"§ | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "My World" | W. Axl Rose | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "New Rose"§ | Brian James | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "New Work Tune" | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction Super Deluxe edition | 2018 | |
| "Nice Boys" | Gary Anderson Mick Cocks Peter Wells Gordon Leach Dallas Royall | Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide | 1986 | |
| "Nightrain" † | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "November Rain" †§ | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion I Appetite for Destruction Super Deluxe edition | 1991 2018 | |
| "Oh My God"§ | W. Axl Rose Darren Reed Paul Tobias Tommy Stinson Josh Freese Sean Riggs | End of Days | 1999 | |
| "One in a Million" | Guns N' Roses | G N' R Lies | 1988 | |
| "Out ta Get Me" | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "Paradise City" † | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "Patience" † | Guns N' Roses | G N' R Lies | 1988 | |
| "Perfect Crime" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Perhaps" † | Guns N' Roses | | 2023 | |
| "The Plague" | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction Super Deluxe edition | 2018 | |
| "Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence)"§ | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "Prostitute" | W. Axl Rose Paul Tobias Robert Finck | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Raw Power" | Iggy Pop James Williamson | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "Reckless Life" | Guns N' Roses Chris Weber | Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide | 1986 | |
| "Riad N' the Bedouins" | W. Axl Rose Tommy Stinson Robert Finck Darren Reed Paul Tobias | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Right Next Door to Hell" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin Timo Caltia | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "Rocket Queen" | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "Scraped" | W. Axl Rose Brian Caroll Caram Costanzo | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Shadow of Your Love" | W. Axl Rose Izzy Stradlin Paul Tobias | It's So Easy/Mr. Brownstone Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction Super Deluxe edition | 1987 1988 2018 | |
| "Shackler's Revenge" | W. Axl Rose Brian Caroll Robert Finck Bryan Mantia Caram Costanzo Pete Scaturro | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Shotgun Blues" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "Since I Don't Have You" † | Joseph Rock James Beaumont John Taylor Janet Vogel Joseph Verscharen Walter Lester | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "So Fine"§ | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "Sorry" | W. Axl Rose Brian Caroll Bryan Mantia Pete Scaturro | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Street of Dreams"§ | W. Axl Rose Tommy Stinson Darren Reed Robert Finck Paul Tobias | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Sweet Child o' Mine" † | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "Sympathy for the Devil" † | Jagger-Richards | Interview with the Vampire | 1994 | |
| "The Garden" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin Aaron Arkeen Del James | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "The General" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Brain Steve Freeman Marc Haggard | | 2023 | |
| "There Was a Time" | W. Axl Rose Paul Tobias Darren Reed Tommy Stinson | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Think About You" | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "This I Love" | W. Axl Rose | Chinese Democracy | 2008 | |
| "Used to Love Her" | Guns N' Roses | G N' R Lies | 1988 | |
| "Welcome to the Jungle" †§ | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | |
| "Yesterdays" † | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin Aaron Arkeen Del James Billy McCloud | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "You Ain't the First" | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion I | 1991 | |
| "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" | John Genzale | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | 1993 | |
| "You Could Be Mine" † | W. Axl Rose Saul Hudson Duff McKagan Izzy Stradlin | Use Your Illusion II | 1991 | |
| "You're Crazy" | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction G N' R Lies | 1987 1988 | |

## Unreleased songs
### Appetite for Destruction sessions

* "Bring It Down Home" (leaked)
* "Cornshucker" (recorded during the Sound City Studio Sessions produced by Manny Charlton, as well as the GNR Lies sessions, leaked)
* "It Tastes Good, Don't It"
* "Just Another Sunday" (leaked)
* "Too Much Too Fast" (leaked)
* "Sentimental Movie" (leaked)

### Use Your Illusion sessions

* "A Beer And A Cigarette" (Hanoi Rocks cover, potential use on "The Spaghetti Incident?")
* "Bring It Down Home"
* "Crash Diet" (co-written with West Arkeen, Danny Clarke and Del James, leaked, Recorded by Asphalt Ballet for their second album Pigs (1993) and by Wildside on their 2004 The Wasted Years LP.)
* "Down on the Street" (The Stooges cover, potential use on "The Spaghetti Incident?")
* "It Tastes Good, Don't It"
* "Just Another Sunday"
* "Too Much Too Fast"
* "Untitled" (played during the Making of Estranged video, later reworked as "Back and Forth Again" on It's Five O'Clock Somewhere by Slash's Snakepit.)

### Chinese Democracy sessions

In 2019, 19 discs of demos and rough mixes from the Chinese Democracy sessions were leaked online after a fan purchased a storage locker (believed to belong to label rep Tom Zutaut) that contained them. Many previously unknown song titles were revealed from the discs, although the titles may be working titles.
* "As It Began" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Atlas Shrugged" (featuring Brian May, leaked in 2019)
* "Better Gone" (a remix of "Better" by Brain, leaked in 2013)
* "Billionaire" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Blood in the Water" (a remix of "Prostitute" by Brain, leaked in 2013)
* "Circus Maximus" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Curly Shuffle" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "D Tune" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Devious Bastard" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Down by the Ocean" (co-written by Izzy Stradlin)
* "Dub Suplex" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Dummy" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Eye On You" (leaked in 2019)
* "Going Down" (sung by Tommy Stinson, leaked in 2013)
* "Ides of March"
* "Inside Out" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Me and My Elvis" (featuring Marco Beltrami, instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Monsters" (leaked in 2023)
* "Mustache" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Nothing" (leaked in 2019)
* "Oklahoma (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "P.R.L." (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Prom Violence" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Quick Song" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Realdoll.com" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Seven"
* "State of Grace" (leaked in 2019)
* "The Rebel" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Tommy Demo #1" (sung by Tommy Stinson, leaked in 2019)
* "Tonto" (instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Thyme" (featuring Marco Beltrami, instrumental leaked in 2019)
* "Zodiac 13" (instrumental leaked in 2019)