"Get in the Ring" is the fifth song on the Guns N' Roses album Use Your Illusion II. It was written by Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, and Slash and is directed at the music critics, who gave the band negative reviews because of their actions during the Use Your Illusion Tour. Critics from Hit Parader (Andy Secher), Circus Magazine, Kerrang (Mick Wall) and Spin (Bob Guccione, Jr.) are mentioned by name. Guns N Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Axl Rose at a KoRn launch party on January 13th, 2006 - the first time the reclusive rock star has been photographed in years. ... Duff McKagan Michael Duff McKagan (born February 5, 1964) is an American musician and bassist who is best known for thirteen-year tenure in the 1980s hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Saul Hudson, better known to the world as guitar virtuoso Slash, was the chain-smoking lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses, and is currently a guitarist in Velvet Revolver. ... A music critic is someone who reviews music, songs and albums, and writes about them. ... The Use Your Illusion Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Guns N Roses which ran from May 24, 1991 to July 17, 1993. ... Kerrang! is a weekly music magazine published in the United Kingdom since June 1981. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... Robert Charles Guccione Jr. ...

Guccione (a nine year karate student) actually responded in a letter to Axl Rose, saying that he accepted the challenge. However, no fight ever occured. Karate or karate-dō is a martial art of Okinawan origin. ...

Mick Wall published an excellent book about the band in 1991, entitled Guns N' Roses; the most Dangerous Band in the World, but does not mention 'Get in the Ring' - as the book was written long before the album was released.

The song is notorious for its amount of swearing, especially the use of the word 'fuck'. The song was originally written by Duff McKagan and was titled 'Why Do You Look At Me When You Hate Me?'. However, the title was shortened, and the original title became the first line in the final version. Warning: The Following article contains some highly offensive swear words. ... While the word fuck, used literally, refers to sexual intercourse, it is commonly considered vulgar in this usage. ...

External links

• Get in the Ring lyrics