song "Sweet Child o' Mine"
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"Sweet Child o' Mine" is a 1987 hard rock power ballad by Guns N' Roses, renowned for its iconic opening guitar riff and status as one of the band's most popular and enduring songs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sweet Child o' Mine | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Appetite for Destruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Guns N' Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Duff McKagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartName | Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| drummer | Steven Adler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
power ballad ⓘ |
| guitarRiffRecognition | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasBassIntro | Yes ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions | Yes ⓘ |
| hasDrumIntro | No ⓘ |
| hasGuitarIntro | Yes ⓘ |
| hasGuitarSolo | Yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | greatest hits compilations of Guns N' Roses ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostPopularSongsOf | Guns N' Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Guns N' Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Slash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Axl Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livePerformanceStapleOf | Guns N' Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
nostalgia
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Nigel Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | iconic opening guitar riff ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Appetite for Destruction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Guns N' Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mike Clink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| rhythmGuitarist | Izzy Stradlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| usedInMedia |
advertising
ⓘ
films ⓘ television ⓘ |
| usesElectricGuitar | Yes ⓘ |
| writer |
Axl Rose
NERFINISHED
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Duff McKagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Izzy Stradlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Slash NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Adler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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