Patience (Guns N' Roses song)
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| Single by Guns N' Roses | ||||
| from the album G N' R Lies | ||||
| B-side | "Rocket Queen" | |||
| Released | March 31, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | July 29, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Take One Studio, Burbank, CA | |||
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| Length | 5:56 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
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| Patience on YouTube | ||||
"Patience" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses from their second studio album, G N' R Lies (1988), released as a single in March 1989. The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is a ballad, played using three acoustic guitars and was recorded in a single session by producer Mike Clink. A music video of the song was shot and appears on the band's music video DVD, Welcome to the Videos.
According to bass guitarist Duff McKagan, "Axl came up with a great idea for "Patience", seemingly out of nowhere", which became "the story and melody of that song". Drummer Steven Adler did not record on the track, although in some live performances prior to release of the album, such as their performance at the Orange County Fair in New York in the summer of 1988, percussion (and electric instruments) were used.