You Could Be Mine

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History

Slash states that the song's writing began at the first preproduction session for Appetite for Destruction.[1] "You Could Be Mine" was selected to be included in the James Cameron film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the band members over for dinner at his home to negotiate the deal.[2]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan, Stan Winston and Jeffrey Abelson.[3] A T-800 Terminator is assembled, given the appearance of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and dispatched to assassinate the band at one of their concerts. The video consists of clips from the movie, including its teaser trailer, intercut with footage of the band performing the song as the T-800 makes his way to the front of the crowd. After the song ends, he confronts the band as they leave the venue through a back door and analyzes each member individually; Izzy Stradlin is absent at this point, replaced by keyboardist Dizzy Reed. The T-800 scans Axl Rose last and concludes that killing the band would be a "Waste of Ammo". Lowering his shotgun, he gives Rose a brief smirk and walks away.

As the video features clips from the movie, it could not be put on the DVD Welcome to the Videos due to licensing issues. The video was also not included on any of the DVD releases of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, although it was included with a special double tape edition of the film, released on VHS in 1993.

On October 6, 2022, a music video of "You Could Be Mine", with only a mix of scenes from a concert in New York at the Ritz Theatre recorded on May 16, 1991, was released to promote the Use Your Illusion (Super Deluxe Edition) box set.[4]

Other usage

The song was featured in Terminator Salvation during the scene where John Connor tries to hijack a Moto-Terminator. It also includes direct references to the film.

Track listings

7-inch single (GEFS7-19039)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[5]

  1. "You Could Be Mine" (LP version) – 5:48
  2. "Civil War" (LP version) – 7:38

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  1. "You Could Be Mine" (LP version) – 5:48
  2. "Civil War" (LP version) – 7:58

Personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 25, 1991 Cassette Template:Hlist [25]
United Kingdom July 1, 1991 Template:Hlist [26]
Japan July 21, 1991 Mini-CD Geffen [13]

References

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