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Exclusive: Guns n' Roses Premiering New Song "If the World" in "Body of Lies," Release Date Reserved

By Rolling Stone
September 26, 2008 5:14 PM ET

There's yet another sign that this might finally be the year for Guns n' Roses' long-in-the-works Chinese Democracy. Rolling Stone can confirm that the album track "If The World" — a version of which leaked earlier this year — will appear in the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio/Russell Crowe movie Body of Lies, in theaters October 10th. The track features the guitar work of Gn'R guitarist Robin Finck, as well as Buckethead, who left the band in 2004. The song plays during the closing credits of the movie, but it won't appear on the soundtrack album. It will be the second official release of a Chinese Democracy track, as "Shackler's Revenge" is included in the new Rock Band 2 game. A source has told Rolling Stone that Guns n' Roses has reserved a November 25th date for the possible release of the album, which will be a Best Buy exclusive.

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