Sympathy for the Devil is a song by the Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Sung by Jagger, the song is an ironic homage to the Devil, It is performed in a rock arrangement with a samba rhythm. Guns N' Roses recorded a cover in 1994 which reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100; it was featured in the closing credits of Neil Jordan's film adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire (except the 4K cut of the film) and was included on their Greatest Hits album. This cover is noteworthy for causing an incident involving incoming guitarist, Paul "Huge" Tobias, that was partially responsible for guitarist Slash departing from the band in 1996. Slash has described the Guns N' Roses version of the song as "the sound of the band breaking up".