Welcome to the Jungle
"Welcome to the Jungle" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). It was released as the album's second single initially in the UK in September 1987 then again in October 1988 this time including the US, where it reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.
| "Welcome to the Jungle" | ||||
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| Single by Guns N' Roses | ||||
| from the album Appetite for Destruction | ||||
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| Released | September 28, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Length | 4:31 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Guns N' Roses | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Clink | |||
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| "Welcome to the Jungle" on YouTube | ||||
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On the 1987 release, the 7” was backed with a live version of AC/DC's "Whole Lotta Rosie", while the 12” also contained live versions of the band's debut single "It's So Easy" and Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". In 2009, "Welcome to the Jungle" was named the greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. In 2021, Rolling Stone listed "Welcome to the Jungle" at 491 on their “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list.