Sweet Child o' Mine

"Sweet Child o' Mine" is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It appears as the ninth track on their debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). The song was released as its third single in June 1988. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remains the band's only US number-one single. It also went to number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 5 in New Zealand, number 4 in Ireland, number 11 in Austria and Australia, number 20 in the Netherlands, number 23 in Finland, and number 7 in Canada. The song received a Grammy Award in 2000.

 Formats and track listings 

 Personnel 
 W. Axl Rose – lead vocals
 Slash – lead guitar
 Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
 Duff "Rose" McKagan – bass, backing vocals
 Steven Adler – drums

 Charts 

 Weekly charts 
+1988–1989 weekly chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (1988–1989)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)23Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin: levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Otava Publishing Company Ltd, 2003. 23US Cash Box Top 1001
+2011 weekly chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2011)Peakposition
+2019 weekly chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2019)Peakposition
+2021–2022 weekly chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2021–2022)Peakposition
+2025 weekly chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2025)Peakposition Portugal (AFP) 90
+2026 weekly chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2026)Peakposition Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan) 56

 Year-end charts 
+1988 year-end chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (1988)PositionAustralia (ARIA)61Canada Top Singles (RPM)50New Zealand (RIANZ)16US Billboard Hot 1005

+2021 year-end chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2021)Position Global 200 (Billboard) 142

+2022 year-end chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2022)Position Global 200 (Billboard) 114

+2023 year-end chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2023)Position Global 200 (Billboard) 119

+2024 year-end chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2024)Position Global 200 (Billboard) 175

+2025 year-end chart performance for "Sweet Child o' Mine"Chart (2025)Position Argentina Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) 90 Global 200 (Billboard) 168

 Certifications 

 Release history 
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesJune 3, 1988United KingdomAugust 8, 1988GeffenUnited Kingdom (remix)May 22, 1989June 12, 19897-inch vinyl (special packaging)

 References 

Category:1988 songs
Category:1980s ballads
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Hard rock songs
Category:Guns N' Roses songs
Category:Sheryl Crow songs