A 1991 Guns N' Roses single, an eight-and-a-half-minute piano-led rock ballad written by Axl Rose, with extended guitar solos by Slash.
Composition
November Rain was written by Axl Rose, who has said he had worked on the song for years before recording. The arrangement begins as a piano ballad and expands to a full-band power ballad with orchestral elements.
Recording
The recording features Slash playing multiple guitar solos, including the closing solo recorded outside a country church set used in the music video. The song was produced by Mike Clink with Rose.
Reception
Released as a single in 1992, November Rain reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video, directed by Andy Morahan, was one of the most expensive of its era and became the first to surpass one billion YouTube views among videos uploaded before 2010.