"yesterdays" is the third song on the guns n' roses album use your illusion ii. it was written by axl rose, west arkeen, del james and billy mccloud. the song is also on the band’s 2004 compilation greatest hits. there is a vegas version on the album live era '87–'93. the song ended up at number eight on the uk singles chart and at number 72 on the us billboardhot 100.