Cover Versions
- Rock n' roll era singer Pat Boone included the song on his 1997 heavy metal covers album In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy.
- Warrior Soul covered the song in a more psychedelic and metal style for the 1999 GNR-tribute album, Appetite For Reconstruction.
- Post-hardcore band Eighteen Visions made a cover of the song which appeared on the 2004 Guns N' Roses tribute compilation Bring You To Your Knees: A Tribute to Guns N' Roses. The key of the song is dropped a step lower, and played on guitars tuned to D. The low D open chord can be heard on the bridge following the solo. Also, the fast punk ending of the GNR version is replaced with a slow, almost sludge-like turn on the original riff.
- A chill out cover of the song by Scubba was included on the 2006 tribute compilation Bossa n' Roses.
- In 2009, Slash's single "Sahara" has a version of "Paradise City" as a bonus track featuring Cypress Hill and Fergie.
- In 2011, Reece Mastin, X Factor Australia winner, covered this song for his album Reece Mastin (album).
- Tom Cruise covered the song in the beginning of the 2012 musical film "Rock of Ages". This cover also appears in the film's end credits and soundtrack.
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