Guns N’ Roses Will Release a New Single – “Perhaps” Next Friday, August 11th

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Following up on a story first broken by Ghost Cult, Guns N’ Roses will officially release the shelved Chinese Democracy-era Song “Perhaps” on Friday, August 11th. A link to pre-save the track on Spotify and Apple Music was shared via the Universal Music website, although there has been no official announcement from the band yet regarding the song’s imminent arrival. Guns N’ Roses reportedly soundchecked “Perhaps” ahead of the band’s concert in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 5 but ended up not performing it at the gig. However, astute fans who stood outside the venue during soundcheck were quick to bust out their phones and record the rehearsal, with low-quality clips surfacing online immediately thereafter. Listen here! 

 

 

Like Guns N’ Roses’ 2021 single “Hard Skool”, “Perhaps” was originally written and recorded during the sessions for “Chinese Democracy”, and a rough demo version of the song had previously been leaked and uploaded to YouTube. Last month, Guns N’ Roses’ longtime production manager Tom Mayhue confirmed that a new single from the band was coming soon.

 

Mayhue discussed the Axl Rose-fronted outfit’s future plans while speaking to the media ahead of Guns N’ Roses’ July 13 concert in Paris, France. Noting that GN’R will finish the North American leg of its tour in mid-October, he added: “And I know that the band’s gonna start working on new music. They’ve got a bunch of stuff recorded already. So there will be new Guns N’ Roses music very soon. In fact, I think they’re trying to get a single out any day now, so you may hear something very, very soon.”