"live and let die" was released as the second single from the "use your illusion i" album and the fourth out of all the "use your illusion" singles. a music video was made in november 1991 featuring the band playing live on stage and showing old pictures. the video was also made shortly before stradlin's departure and it was the last video where he appears. it charted at number 20 on the mainstream rock chart. the song was nominated for best hard rock performance during the 1993 grammy awards.