EP
Hard Skool
Hard Skool is a four-track EP from Guns N' Roses, released by Geffen in February 2022. It pairs two singles with two live tracks, and it is the band's fourth EP. The title track had already appeared as a single in September 2021.
For fans of the band's classic sound, it has some interest as a first. This is the first EP to feature guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan since they rejoined the band in 2016. It is also the first work to include keyboardist Melissa Reese. It works as a short snapshot of the reunited band in the early 2020s, arriving well after their last studio album, Chinese Democracy, in 2008.
Hard Skool: tracklist, credits and charts
4 tracks · 15:54Tracklist
- 1Hard Skool3:42
- 2ABSUЯDMcKagan, Reed, Rose, Slash3:23
- 3Don’t CryAxl Rose and Izzy Stradlin4:24
- 4You’re CrazyAdler, McKagan, Rose, Slash, Stradlin4:25
- Produced by
- Axl Rose, Caram Costanzo
- Label
- Geffen
- Length
- 15:54
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan) · 2021–2022 | 13 |
| Japan (Oricon) · 2021–2022 | 18 |
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Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
122
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34k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2022-01-28 vs 2022-02-15 (musicbrainz), 2022-02-25 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 15 February 2022 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 28 January 2022 | |
| Wikidata | 25 February 2022 | |
| Apple Music | 24 September 2021 | |
| US release | 25 February 2022 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 15 February 2022 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February 2022 | XE | Geffen | 602438961566 | original |
| 25 February 2022 | US | Geffen | 602438961566 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1875x1875
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1875×1875 | native: native 1875x1875 |
| itunes | 3000×3000 | native |