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"'Coma'" is a song by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It is the final song on their album 'Use Your Illusion I'. At 10 minutes and 14 seconds, it is the longest track released by the band, and has no choruses.

Composition



Slash states that he wrote the music to this song in a house he and Izzy Stradlin rented in Hollywood Hills, following the 'Appetite for Destruction' tours.Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). Slash. Harper Entertainment: New York. p. 252 In a 2011 interview, he stated he wrote the song in a "heroin delirium".

In an interview, Axl Rose talks about writing "Coma":

In an interview, on August 31, 1990, with MTV's Kurt Loder on 'Famous Last Words', Axl talks about the song "Coma":

Reception



Coma was ranked the 19th best Guns N' Roses song by Kerrang!.

Live performances



From 1991-1993 the song was performed only four times. A rare live version was featured on Japanese and vinyl copies of the Guns N' Roses live album 'Live Era: '87-'93'. On April 8, 2016, the song was performed for the first time in almost twenty three years (last performed April 10, 1993) and has since become a setlist regular during the Not in This Lifetime... Tour.

Personnel



;Guns N' Roses

* W. Axl Rose lead vocals, production

* Slash lead guitar, production

* Izzy Stradlin rhythm guitar, production

* Duff McKagan bass, production

* Matt Sorum drums, production

;Additional personnel

* Johann Langlie, Bruce Foster sound effects

* Diane Mitchell, Michelle Loiselle, Monica Zierhut-Soto, Patricia Fuenzalida, Rose Mann, Susanne Filkins spoken word female vocals

References



Category:Guns N' Roses songs

Category:1991 songs

Category:Songs about death

Category:Songs about drugs

Category:Songs written by Axl Rose

Category:Songs written by Slash (musician)

Category:Progressive metal songs

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