Editing November Rain (section)

==Writing and composition==
"November Rain" is the third-longest song by Guns N' Roses, behind "[[Coma (Guns N' Roses song)|Coma]]" (10:14) from the same album, and "[[Estranged (song)|Estranged]]" (9:24) from ''[[Use Your Illusion II]]''. It was the longest song ever to reach the top 10 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] until November 2021, when surpassed by Taylor Swift's extended rerecording of "[[All Too Well]]".<ref>''2000 Guinness World Records'' {{ISBN|0-553-58268-2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/50-greatest-guitar-solos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712112814/http://www.guitarworld.com/50_greatest_solos?page=0%2C4|url-status=dead|title=50 Greatest Guitar Solos|first=Guitar World Staff 2009-01-29T16:56:08Z|last=Feature|archive-date=July 12, 2015|website=guitarworld|access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.enstarz.com/articles/223468/20211123/taylor-swift-guns-n-roses-meatloaf-david-bowie-songs-billboard-hot-100.htm |title=What Do Taylor Swift, Guns N' Roses, Meatloaf, and David Bowie Have In Common? &#124; Enstars |date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> The song's composition was influenced by [[Elton John]]'s 1973 opus "[[Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding]]".<ref name=rollingstone/>

Its distinct symphonic overtone owes to a sweeping string arrangement, orchestrated by Rose.<ref name=Bozza>Bozza, Anthony, & Slash (2007). ''Slash''. New York: Harper Entertainment.</ref>{{Rp|318}}<ref>{{YouTube|reyENSLsp4s|Guns N' Roses – The Making of 'November Rain' (part 6)}}</ref>  "We call it 'the [[Layla]] song'," joked Slash, referencing a similarly-constructed rock song with a long, instrumental second part.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Rowland|title=LA Law and Disorder|magazine=[[Select (magazine)|Select]], reprinted from [[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]|date=February 1991|page=46}}</ref> It was later preceded by the coda from Layla on the [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]].

On November 4, 2022, the original track was re-released on a ''Use Your Illusion'' reissue, but with newly recorded orchestration replacing the sampled sounds used on the original mix. The orchestration consists of a real 50-piece orchestra, conducted and arranged by [[Christopher Lennertz]].<ref>{{cite tweet |author-link=Christopher Lennertz |user=clennertz |number=1572280631316615170 |title=Been keeping this one quiet for far too long. Unbelievable experience! 18 year old me still thinks he was dreaming! |date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> The track was mixed by [[Steven Wilson]].<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Steven Wilson remixes |user=swremixes |number=1572349924410286081 |title=The new 2022 version is the same performance as the original but with newly recorded orchestration |date=September 21, 2022}}</ref><ref name="stevenwilson-mix">{{cite tweet |author-link=Steven Wilson |user=stevenwilsonhq |number=1588861683828670471 |title=I mixed the new 2022 version of the @gunsnroses classic 'November Rain'|date=November 5, 2022}}</ref>