The first single from Appetite for Destruction, Guns N' Roses' debut album, struggled to get noticed.
It was It's So Easy, released in June 1987, a month before the album it was supposed to lead into.
The same fate befell the second single: Welcome to the Jungle.
I know, I'd say "whaaat?" too. And yet it's true.
Such a famous song had to be re-released after 13 months to get the success it deserved.
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How did it happen?
In August 1988, the third single, Sweet Child o' Mine, was released in the United States and climbed the singles charts to number one.
From there to the re-release of the previous single, the step was short... and successful.
Sweet Child o' Mine was written by Axl Rose, who was inspired by his then girlfriend, Erin Everly, who later became his wife and ex-wife.
The music was provided by the other members of the band: Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler.
Great job, guys!
In 1999, Sheryl Crow recorded a cover of the song for the soundtrack of the film Big Daddy, starring Adam Sandler.
A version by Bonnie Tyler was included on Rock for Asia, a 2005 charity DVD.
In 2012, Anastacia recorded Sweet Child o' Mine for her covers album, It's a Man's World.
Slash included it on his 2010 live album, Live in Manchester 3 July 2010, the following year's Made in Stoke 24/7/11, and the 2015 album, Live at the Roxy 9.25.14. On all three albums, the song is sung by Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, Slash's touring singer.
Scottish band Texas also covered the song, but the most unusual version is the one on Captain Fantastic - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, the soundtrack to the 2016 film Captain Fantastic.
The performers? The film's actors: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso, and Nicholas Hamilton.
Amazing!
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