| "Out Ta Get Me" | ||||
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| Song by Guns N' Roses | ||||
| from the album Appetite For Destruction | ||||
| Released | July 21, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986-1987 | |||
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| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mike Clink | |||
| Guns N' Roses singles chronology | ||||
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| "Out Ta Get Me" on YouTube | ||||
"Out Ta Get Me" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, appearing as the fourth track on their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction.
Composition
editIn his biography, Duff McKagan said that the event that inspired the lyrics of "Out Ta Get Me" was when the police busted down their door, looking for Axl Rose, who had a false rape charge against him.[1] In a Hit Parader interview, Rose said,
"The lyrics are saying ‘I’ve always been in trouble but I’m still handling it.’ Like every time you turn around, someone is trying to screw you over financially, or the cops are banging on your door and you didn’t do anything."[2]
Live
editThe song was first played live on February 28, 1986, at The Troubadour. As of November 14, 2023, "Out Ta Get Me" has been played at least 302 times.[3]
In one memorable intro to the song, Rose said,
"We wanna dedicate this song to the people who try to hold us back, the people who tell you how to live, people who tell you how to dress, people who tell you how to talk, people who tell you what you can say and what you can't say. I personally don't need that! Those are the kind of people that will get me down, they make me feel like, somebody, somebody out there, is OUT TA GET ME!"[4]
Reception
editGuitar.com ranked it number nine on their top ten Guns N' Roses guitar moments.[5]
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ McKagen, Duff (October 4, 2011). It's So Easy: And Other Lies. Touchstone. p. 110. ISBN 9781451606645.
- ^ W. Axl Rose, Hit Parader Interview, 1988.
- ^ "Out Ta Get Me". www.a-4-d.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ W. Axl Rose, The Ritz, February 2, 1988.
- ^ "Guns N' Roses' 10 greatest guitar moments, ranked". Guitar.com | All Things Guitar. Retrieved 2024-07-07.