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The Black Parade Is Dead!

The Black Parade Is Dead! is a CD/DVD and live album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. It is the band's second live album, and was released by Reprise Records on July 1, 2008.[7]

The Black Parade Is Dead!
Live album by
My Chemical Romance
ReleasedJuly 1, 2008
RecordedOctober 7 and 24, 2007
Genre
Length56:15 (CD)
124:31 (DVD)
LabelReprise
My Chemical Romance chronology
The Black Parade
(2006) 		The Black Parade Is Dead!
(2008) 		Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
(2010)
Limited edition
Limited edition box set
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC(positive)[2]
IGN8.6/10[3]
Kerrang! [citation needed]
Rolling Stone[4]
Thrash Hits[5]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[6]

Background

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The DVD features My Chemical Romance's final performance as "The Black Parade" from the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 7, 2007, and as "My Chemical Romance" from Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey, on October 24, 2007. Audio tracks of the Palacio de los Deportes performance are available on the CD,[8] and they can be listened to on the band's official MySpace page. The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200,[9] selling 23,000 copies.[citation needed] In November 2008, the RIAA certified the album gold.[10]

Synopsis

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The Black Parade Is Dead! is MCR's final performance as their onstage characters, the Black Parade.[11] The Black Parade centers around a dying character called The Patient, who reflects on events in his life while he is confronted by Death in the form of his fondest memory, that of his father bringing him to see a marching band. This is based on frontman Gerard Way's belief that death comes to a person in the form of their fondest memory.[12] The band is seen in their Black Parade uniforms throughout the performance, and during the first song "The End", Gerard Way is seen taking the role of The Patient, before tearing off his hospital gown to reveal his uniform. Behind the band is the backdrop seen on the video for "Welcome to the Black Parade" and the poster seen within the Black Parade CD case. On Bob Bryar's drums, the gas mask of the character Mother War can be seen.[13] Way states in the track The Black Parade Is Dead! that the performance in Mexico was the "last performance by The Black Parade forever."[14] The show is decorated with various lights and confetti. Fire is used during the performance of "Mama" and "Famous Last Words".[13] The film ends with a credit sequence featuring the hidden track from The Black Parade, "Blood."[14]

In October 2014, Gerard Way stated that the untitled track on disc two is called "Someone Out There Loves You." This was via a Reddit AMA reported on by Alternative Press.[15]

Promotion

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The album's official website went online on May 5, 2008, and is open for orders of all the limited and standard editions. Once an order is made, the customer gains access to download three free DRM-free tracks: "Dead!", "Mama", "Welcome to the Black Parade". These tracks were recorded from the band's performance at the Palacio de los Deportes and they are on the album itself.[8] Also, to tie in with the finality of the Black Parade's death, the Black Parade website has been changed to a graphic of a flatline.[16] The album was made available for streaming on June 29, before being released on July 1.[17]

Editions

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A limited-edition version with all of the album's contents, a death certificate, and a mask designed by one of the band's members were also available, but are now sold out. This edition is housed in a coffin-shaped box. There are a total of five masks, one designed by each member, but only one is inside the packaging and is selected randomly.[8] The album is also available in explicit and clean editions.

¡Venganza!

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¡Venganza!
 
The bullet-shaped USB drive it was issued on
Video by
My Chemical Romance
ReleasedApril 10, 2009
RecordedOctober 7, 2007
VenueMexico City, Mexico
Length37:56
LabelReprise
My Chemical Romance chronology
The Black Parade: The B-Sides
(2009) 		¡Venganza!
(2009) 		Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
(2010)

¡Venganza! (English: "Revenge!") is a video album that followed The Black Parade Is Dead!. It is the second part of the concert in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007.[18] The videos are stored on a bullet-shaped USB drive, along with photos from the show. The flash drive is only available with a Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge-style vest. Some photos of the ¡Venganza! show appear in the booklet for The Black Parade is Dead!.

In March 2009, My Chemical Romance made an announcement on their official website that they were releasing the encore set from the Mexico City show, in which they came out with Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge style clothing and the stage set up like the Revenge tour, and played nine songs from the album.[19]

In 2022, Alternative Press listed the ¡Venganza! USB and vest as one of My Chemical Romance's rarest collectibles.[20]

Track listing

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From the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007

  1. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" – 3:03
  2. "Cemetery Drive" – 3:43
  3. "Thank You for the Venom" – 4:05
  4. "The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You" – 3:59
  5. "The Ghost of You" – 5:01
  6. "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish" – 4:23
  7. "Give 'Em Hell, Kid" – 3:08
  8. "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" – 4:54
  9. "Helena" – 6:43
MP3 bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Give 'Em Hell Kid"2:30
11."Helena"4:51

Personnel

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My Chemical Romance

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Additional musicians

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Track listing

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All songs written and composed by My Chemical Romance.

CD and vinyl

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From the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007
No.TitleLength
1."The End."2:34
2."Dead!"3:17
3."This Is How I Disappear"3:51
4."The Sharpest Lives"3:18
5."Welcome to the Black Parade"5:06
6."I Don't Love You"3:47
7."House of Wolves"3:38
8."Interlude"1:01
9."Cancer"3:17
10."Mama"5:21
11."Sleep"5:31
12."Teenagers"3:04
13."The Black Parade Is Dead!"1:01
14."Disenchanted"4:59
15."Famous Last Words"5:10
16."Blood" (studio recording)1:22
Total length:56:15
Vinyl bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Kill All Your Friends" (studio recording)4:28
18."My Way Home Is Through You" (studio recording)2:58
19."Heaven Help Us" (studio recording)2:55
Total length:65:56

DVD

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From the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007
No.TitleLength
1."The End."2:34
2."Dead!"3:17
3."This Is How I Disappear"3:51
4."The Sharpest Lives"3:18
5."Welcome to the Black Parade"5:06
6."I Don't Love You"3:47
7."House of Wolves"3:38
8."Interlude"1:01
9."Cancer"3:17
10."Mama"5:21
11."Sleep"5:31
12."Teenagers"3:04
13."The Black Parade Is Dead!"1:01
14."Disenchanted"4:59
15."Famous Last Words"5:10
16."Blood" (studio recording)1:22
Total length:56:15
From Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey, on October 24, 2007
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Black Parade"5:11
2."Thank You for the Venom"4:23
3."Dead!"5:05
4."The Sharpest Lives"4:40
5."This Is How I Disappear"3:53
6."Teenagers"4:07
7."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"4:05
8."You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison"4:04
9."Famous Last Words"5:08
10."Give 'Em Hell, Kid"2:45
11."House of Wolves"3:42
12."It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish"4:38
13."I Don't Love You"4:27
14.Untitled (no title was given at the time of its performance; however, it was later confirmed to be titled "Someone Out There Loves You"[15])4:19
15."Mama"4:45
16."Helena"4:54
17."Cancer"2:46
Total length:68:16

Personnel

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My Chemical Romance as The Black Parade

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Additional musicians

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Production

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Chart positions

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Chart (2008) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 10
Austrian Albums Chart 24
Canadian Albums Chart 21
French SNEP Albums Chart 120
German Albums Chart 51
Irish Albums Chart 19
Japanese Albums Chart 52
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 6
Mexican Albums Chart 9
Portuguese Albums Chart 40
Spanish Albums Chart 78
Swedish Albums Chart 29
UK Albums Chart 12
U.S. Billboard 200 22

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]
album 		Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[22]
video 		Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date
Canada June 30, 2008
United Kingdom
United States July 1, 2008

References

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  1. ^ The Black Parade Is Dead! at AllMusic
  2. ^ Bruce, Sophie. "BBC - Music - Review of My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade Is Dead".
  3. ^ Thompson, Ed (July 18, 2008). "My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade is Dead!". IGN. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Black Parade is Dead". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ "DVD: My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade Is Dead!".
  6. ^ "Review: My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade Is Dead! - Sputnikmusic". Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  7. ^ "My Chemical Romance — The Black Parade Is Dead!". Reprise Records. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c d "My Chemical Romance to Release Live CD/DVD Set on June 24th". Reprise Records via The Earth Times. May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
  9. ^ "My Chemical Romance The Black Parade Is Dead! Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  10. ^ RIAA.com MCR Gold and Platinum recordings
  11. ^ Rogers, Jack (July 1, 2018). "My Chemical Romance's 'The Black Parade Is Dead' Is 10 Years Old". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  12. ^ NME (October 13, 2006). "My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade". NME. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Dickman, Maggie (January 16, 2018). "Watch My Chemical Romance's 'The Black Parade Is Dead!' on YouTube". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "The Black Parade Is Dead! - My Chemical Romance | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  15. ^ a b Whitt, Cassie (October 2, 2014). "Gerard way Reddit AMA recap: My Chemical Romance, gender, art and 'Hesitant Alien'". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "F L A T L I N E". Reprise Records. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
  17. ^ "My Chemical Romance revive the Black Parade temporarily...for streaming purposes". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. June 29, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  18. ^ "The Birthday Of A Masterpiece: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge By My Chemical Romance". The Honey POP. June 12, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  19. ^ "Get "¡VENGANZA!" - 9 new live videos with USB and a vest - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Official Blog". MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Official Website. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  20. ^ Whitt, Cassie. "From action figures to jumpsuits, these are the 23 rarest My Chemical Romance collectibles". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade Is Dead!". British Phonographic Industry.
  22. ^ "American video certifications – My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade Is Dead!". Recording Industry Association of America.
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