Peak Chart Ranking: No. 4
Released on the "G N' R Lies" EP in 1988 and as a single in 1989, "Patience" was a trendsetter in the hard rock genre for its all-acoustic instrumentation and for the fact that it made it safe for metalheads to show sensitivity and vulnerability.
Many believe that the inspiration for the song was the tumultuous romance between lead singer Axl Rose and his now-ex wife Erin Everly, although this has never been confirmed by Rose or the songwriter (Izzy Stradlin).
In recent years, die-hard fans of the band have read a little more into the song and the video than was probably ever intended by the band. Now that Rose is the only remaining member from the original Gunners lineup, fans say that the final parts of the video depicting a sad and lonely Rose sitting alone in his home watching older Guns N' Roses videos were in fact a prescient harbinger of things to come.
Watch: Patience
