What subtitle appears in parentheses after 'Locomotive' on Use Your Illusion II?

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The subtitle after “Locomotive” on Use Your Illusion II is “Complicity.” The song is formally titled “Locomotive (Complicity)” and appears on Guns N’ Roses’ 1991 album Use Your Illusion II.

The track was written during the album sessions spanning 1989 to 1991, with music credited to Slash and lyrics to Axl Rose. At 8 minutes 42 seconds, it is one of the album’s longest pieces, surpassed only by “Estranged.” Its extended arrangement moves from hard-rock riffing into a more atmospheric closing section.

The parenthetical subtitle is easy to miss because many album track listings shorten the title to simply “Locomotive.” “Complicity” is not an alternate lyric designation like “Don’t Cry (Alternate Lyrics),” nor is it another song on the record. The title is also sometimes confused with “Coma,” another long Use Your Illusion track, but the two are separate compositions.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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