Welcome to the Videos

Welcome To The Videos
Video by Guns N' Roses
Released	October 27, 1998
Recorded	1987–1994
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	75 min
Label	Geffen Home Video
Guns N' Roses chronology
Use Your Illusion II (1992) Welcome to the Videos (1998) Appetite for Democracy 3D (2014)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Welcome to the Videos is a DVD released in 1998 featuring music videos by the American rock group Guns N' Roses. All the videos featured were made between 1987 and 1994. In many ways, it is a video forerunner to their Greatest Hits album of 2004. It has achieved X2 Platinum in the US since its release (over 200,000 sales).

Track listing

1. "Welcome to the Jungle" (Appetite for Destruction)
2. "Sweet Child o' Mine" (Appetite for Destruction)
3. "Paradise City" (Appetite for Destruction)
4. "Patience" (G N' R Lies)
5. "Don't Cry (Original Version)" (Use Your Illusion I)
6. "Live and Let Die" (Use Your Illusion I)
7. "November Rain" (Use Your Illusion I)
8. "Yesterdays" (Use Your Illusion II)
9. "The Garden" (Use Your Illusion I)
10. "Dead Horse" (Use Your Illusion I)
11. "Garden of Eden" (Use Your Illusion I)
12. "Estranged" (Use Your Illusion II)
13. "Since I Don't Have You" ("The Spaghetti Incident?")

Notes

• The video for "You Could Be Mine" from Use Your Illusion II was likely omitted due to it containing scenes from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The promo video for "It's So Easy" from 1987's Appetite for Destruction is omitted because of content licensing issues - but can be found online.
• "Don't Cry (Alt. Lyrics)", which consists solely of the band performing on the Transamerica rooftop in L.A., is omitted but found on the VHS release, "Don't Cry - Makin' F@!#ing Videos Part 1". The "Alt. Lyrics" version of the video released to MTV was the same as the "Original," but with the "Alt. Lyrics" featured instead.
• "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", which was taken from The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, is not included for copyright reasons.
• This video album is an example of a "video greatest hits" release that is not accompanied by an audio album of similar material.

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Music Videos Chart[2]	5

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Music DVDs Chart[3]	37
Finnish Music DVDs Chart[4]	2
Irish Music DVDs Chart[5]	4
New Zealand Music DVDs Chart[6]	4

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Greek Music DVDs Chart[7]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[8]	3× Platinum	45,000^^
Brazil (ABPD)[9]	Gold	25,000^*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[10]	Gold	10,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11]	Platinum	5,000^x
United States (RIAA)[12]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r418426
2. "Top Music Videos". Billboard 115 (47): 50. November 22, 2003. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
3. "ARIA Top 40 DVD" (PDF). The ARIA Report (755): 22. August 16, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
4. "Suomen Virallinen Lista – Musiikki DVD:t 15/2004". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
5. "Irish Charts – Singles, Albums & Compilations". IRMA. Archived from the original on July 10, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
6. "Top 10 Music DVDs". RIANZ. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
7. "Top 20 DVD/Video". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
9. "Brazilian video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Welcome to the Videos" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
10. "Certificaciones – Guns N' Roses" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
11. "New Zealand video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Welcome to the Videos". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
12. "American video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Welcome to the Videos". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 4, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH