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“Chinese Democracy” by Guns N Roses
From the album Chinese Democracy (2008)
“Chinese Democracy” by Guns N Roses appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2008. It was first released in 2008 on the album Chinese Democracy. Its best result is #64 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #221 alternative song of 2008.
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"Chinese Democracy" is the title track of the sixth Guns N' Roses album, and when it hit radio in October 2008 it was the band's first single of new original material since "Estranged" back in 1994. Axl Rose wrote it mainly with Josh Freese, produced it with Caram Costanzo and sings lead over a small army of guitarists: Buckethead, Robin Finck, Richard Fortus, Paul Huge and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal all play on it, with Buckethead and Finck splitting the solos. Frank Ferrer drums, Tommy Stinson and Chris Pitman cover bass, Dizzy Reed adds keyboards and backing vocals, and Andy Wallace helped mix.
It did best in Scandinavia, topping the chart in Norway, and reached number 10 in Canada, 34 in the US and number five on the US Mainstream Rock chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 64 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 81 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2008 | 85 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 | 102 |
| 2008 | 105 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
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