Editing Chinese Democracy (section)

=== Title announcement and "Oh My God" ===
[[File:Download Feastival 2006 -1.jpg|thumb|left|Guns N' Roses at 2006's [[Download Festival]], attending as a part of the [[Chinese Democracy tour]]]]
During a 1999 interview, Rose announced the title ''Chinese Democracy'', saying: "There's a lot of [[Chinese democracy movement]]s, and it's something that there's a lot of talk about, and it's something that will be nice to see. It could also just be like an ironic statement. I don't know, I just like the sound of it."<ref name="Loder99">{{cite web|url=http://heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=200|last1=Loder|first1=Kurt|author-link=Kurt Loder|title=Axl Rose – A conversation with Kurt Loder|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=Viacom|date=November 3, 1999|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035353/http://heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=200|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Rose also said the album would feature a "melting pot" of varied sounds, including several heavy and aggressive songs.<ref name="Loder99" /> In late November 1999, Rose played several tracks for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', who likened the new sound to "[[Led Zeppelin]]'s ''[[Physical Graffiti]]'' remixed by [[Beck]] and [[Trent Reznor]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/620385/new-guns-n-roses-lp-boasts-techno-industrial-edge/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815075518/http://www.mtv.com/news/620385/new-guns-n-roses-lp-boasts-techno-industrial-edge/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |title=New Guns N' Roses LP Boasts Techno, Industrial Edge |last=Vanhorn |first=Teri |date=January 12, 2000 |website=[[MTV News]]}}</ref> In 1997 and 1998, sources had described the album as different from previous Guns N' Roses records, with an [[Electronic music|electronic]] influence.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=March 19, 1997 |title=Guns N' Roses to go techno? |url=http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505061525/http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=9 |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |work=[[Addicted to Noise]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Neil |author-link=Neil Strauss |date=July 23, 1998 |title=THE POP LIFE; Failure's Hard But Success Can Be Worse |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/23/arts/the-pop-life-failure-s-hard-but-success-can-be-worse.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505055627/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/23/arts/the-pop-life-failure-s-hard-but-success-can-be-worse.html |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |access-date=April 30, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Chris Vrenna said that Rose wanted to create an album similar to [[U2]] and [[Brian Eno]]'s collaboration ''[[Original Soundtracks 1]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wake |first=Matt |date=October 23, 2018 |title=Why is Nine Inch Nails' ex-drummer teaching college in Alabama? |url=https://www.al.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/2b578ecb8a5013/why-is-nine-inch-nails-marilyn.html |access-date=December 31, 2018 |website=[[The Birmingham News]]}}</ref> Though it was often reported as an [[industrial rock]] album, in 2001 Rose said: "It is not industrial ... There will be all kinds of styles, many influences as blues, mixed in the songs."<ref name="HTGTH">{{cite web |last=Di Natale |first=Juan |date=January 22, 2001 |title=Axl interview Rock & Pop FM Argentina |url=http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/articles/showarticle.php?articleid=38 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317014350/http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/articles/showarticle.php?articleid=38 |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |access-date=November 17, 2007 |publisher=Rock & Pop FM}}</ref>

Rose said in 1999 that the band had recorded enough material for at least two albums,<ref name="Loder99" /> including the potential for an album more industrial and electronic than ''Chinese Democracy''.<ref name="Axlspeaks">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/axl-speaks-20000203?page=3|title=Rolling Stone 833: Axl Speaks|last=Wild|first=David|author-link=David Wild|date=February 3, 2000|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518113535/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/axl-speaks-20000203?page=3|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref> Sources said the band's initial plans were to record two albums, release ''Chinese Democracy'', tour for a year or two, and release the second album without having to return to the studio.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://htgth.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=409 |title=GN'R update |last=Luukkonen |first=Jarmo |date=October 23, 2001 |website=htgth.com |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709153751/http://htgth.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=409 |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In November 1999, Guns N' Roses released their first new track in five years and the first original song in eight years, the [[industrial metal]] song "[[Oh My God (Guns N' Roses song)|Oh My God]]", featured in the film ''[[End of Days (film)|End of Days]]'' and released on the soundtrack.<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |last=Saidman |first=Sorelle |date=September 9, 1999 |title=Good God, Guns! Guns N' Roses cut new track "Oh My God" with Dave Navarro |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/good-god-guns-19990909 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318085146/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/good-god-guns-19990909 |archive-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> The song features Rose, Tobias, Stinson, Reed, Pitman, Finck, and Freese, along with guitarists [[Dave Navarro]] (of [[Jane's Addiction]]) and Gary Sunshine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/517611/best-of-99-guns-n-roses-leader-breaks-silence-disses-former-bandmates/ |title=Best of '99: Guns N' Roses Leader Breaks Silence, Disses Former Bandmate |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=September 22, 1999 |website=MTV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831180701/http://www.mtv.com/news/517611/best-of-99-guns-n-roses-leader-breaks-silence-disses-former-bandmates/ |archive-date=August 31, 2017 }}</ref> "Oh My God" received mixed reviews; [[AllMusic]] described it as "a less than satisfying comeback".<ref name="NY Times" /><ref name="AMG-EoD">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r443442|pure_url=yes}}|title=Allmusic: End of Days&nbsp;— Overview|access-date=November 17, 2006|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|publisher=[[All Media Guide]]}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' suggested the release was a stopgap to pacify fans and offset the mounting recording costs.<ref name=":1" /> Beavan, who produced the track, said it was included on the soundtrack at the request of [[Jimmy Iovine]], the head of Geffen, who had picked it for the film after listening to several work-in-progress songs.<ref name="Beav"/> Rose, Iovine, and several studio technicians stayed up all night adjusting the final mix before it was due.<ref name="NY Times" /> Rose later considered the track an unfinished demo due to the timing of the release.<ref name="Fan"/>