Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

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Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Studio album by My Chemical Romance
Released June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)
Recorded October 2003 – January 2004, at Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village / Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, California
Length 39:36
Label Reprise
Producer Howard Benson
My Chemical Romance chronology
I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
(2002)		 Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
(2004)		 Warped Tour Bootleg Series
(2005)
Singles from Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
  1. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
    Released: September 13, 2004
  2. "Helena"
    Released: May 23, 2005
  3. "The Ghost of You"
    Released: August 29, 2005

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge is the second studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance, released on June 8, 2004. This was the band's first album to be released through Reprise Records.[1] The previous album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, was released through Eyeball Records.[2] The album has sold over one million copies in the United States.

Three successful singles were released from this album: "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Helena" and "The Ghost of You". [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [6]
Blender 3/5 stars [7]
IGN (7.1/10) [8]
Robert Christgau (dud) [9]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars [10]
Stylus (B) [11]

Johnny Loftus of Allmusic wrote that "with the aid of production major-leaguer Howard Benson, they've edited the slight rookie excesses of I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love, resulting in a rewarding, pretty damn relentless product." The album was awarded 4 out of 5 stars by Loftus.[6] Andy Greenwald of Blender thought that "Way’s gulping, gasping whine turns stompers like "I’m Not Okay (I Promise)" into after-school poetry". Greenwald praised the fact that Way integrated elements of his life into the songs on the album. He awarded the album 3 out of 5 stars.[7] JR of IGN wrote that it was "a good album" but "isn't nearly as varied or daring as it could have been". He ranked the episode 7.1 out of 10.[8] Kirk Miller of Rolling Stone said that "Revenge is a hell of a good time."[10] Ian Mathers of Stylus Magazine wrote, that this album contained "twelve near-flawless songs and an interlude in thirty-nine minutes" and that "even when it lets up, [it] doesn’t let up".[11] Robert Christgau declared Three Cheers a dud.[9]

Sales[edit]

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge has sold over one million copies to date in the United States and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.[12] It has also been certified Double Platinum in Canada, Platinum in the UK and Gold in Ireland, Chile[13] and Argentina.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written and composed by My Chemical Romance. 

No. Title Length
1. "Helena"   3:22
2. "Give 'Em Hell, Kid"   2:18
3. "To the End"   3:01
4. "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison"   2:53
5. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"   3:08
6. "The Ghost of You"   3:23
7. "The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You"   3:37
8. "Interlude"   0:57
9. "Thank You for the Venom"   3:41
10. "Hang 'Em High"   2:47
11. "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish"   3:30
12. "Cemetery Drive"   3:08
13. "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living"   3:51
Total length:
 39:36
  • FAQ: Track 11 is commonly censored as "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish"

Chart performance[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2004) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 38
Austrian Albums Chart 73
German Albums Chart 57
Irish Albums Chart 36
Japanese Albums Chart 73
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 30
UK Albums Chart 34
U.S. Billboard 200 28

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[14] Gold 30,000x
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Platinum 100,000^
Chile (IFPI)[17] Gold 5,000
Ireland (IRMA)[18] Gold 7,500x
Mexico (AMPROFON)[19] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000^

Singles[edit]

Year Song Peak chart positions
US US Mod
[23]		 US Main
[23]		 UK
[24]		 NZ
[25]		 AUS
[26]
2004 "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" 86 4 — 19 38 65
2005 "Helena" 33 11 — 20 27 78
"The Ghost of You" 84 9 38 27 — —

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia April 11, 2005 Reprise CD 9362486152
Japan July 22, 2004 WPCR11890
January 26, 2005 CD+DVD WPZR30075
June 24, 2009 CD WPCR13504
United Kingdom September 3, 2004 9362486152
United States June 8, 2004 486152
December 16, 2008 12" vinyl 148615

Personnel[edit]

Band

Additional musicians

Production

  • Produced by: Howard Benson
  • Mixed by: Rich Costey & Howard Benson
  • A&R: Craig Aaronson
  • Management: Brian Schechter for Riot Squad: A management company, BRIAN@RIOTSQUAD.US
  • Legal: Stacy Fass
  • Booking: Matt Galle for Ellis Industries, XSTANDX@AOL.COM
  • Recorded by: Mike Plotnikoff
  • Recorded at: Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village & Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA
  • Additional Engineering by: Eric J. Miller
  • Protools Editing & Programming by: Paul Decarli
  • Drum Tech: Jon Nicholson at Drum Fetish
  • Guitar Tech Sonic Guru: Keith Nelson
  • 1958 Hammond B3: Howard Benson
  • Mastered by: Tom Baker at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, CA
  • Production Coordinators: Matt Griffen & Dana Childs
  • Runners: Arturo Rojas, Fernando Diaz, Mike Gardner, Chris Ozuna, Bryan Mansell
  • Photography: Justin Borucki [27]
  • Cover: "Demolition Lovers II" [28] by Gerard Way
  • Tray Card: "Just The Way It Goes" [29] by Gerard Way
  • Design Assistance: Mark Holley

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance". Rhapsody. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  2. ^ "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love by My Chemical Romance". Rhapsody. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOnI5GGpXck
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSNKCfxcYvE
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCUpvTMis-Y
  6. ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  7. ^ a b Greenwald, Alan. "Emo goes to Broadway on New Jersey rockers’ histrionic second album". Blender. Retrieved 2008-08-13. [dead link]
  8. ^ a b "My Chemical Romance — Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". IGN. 2005-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  9. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "My Chemical Romance". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  10. ^ a b Miller, Kirk (2004-07-08). "Album Reviews: My Chemical Romance". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  11. ^ a b Mathers, Ian (2004-08-19). "My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  12. ^ RIAA certifications for My Chemical Romance
  13. ^ Maira, Manuel (2007). "My Chemical Romance pone a Chile en su agenda". La Tercera (Santiago de Chile). "De las dos mil copias vendidas de su álbum debut, [I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love] (2002) pasaron al status de oro -7.500 discos- con sus dos siguientes entregas: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (2004)..." 
  14. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012. 
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 
  16. ^ "Canadian album certifications – My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  17. ^ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: Chile (IFPI).
  18. ^ "Irish album certifications – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". Irish Recorded Music Association. 
  19. ^ "Mexican album certifications – My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  20. ^ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.  Enter Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  22. ^ "American album certifications – My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  23. ^ a b "Artist Chart History - My Chemical Romance". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  24. ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archives". everyHit. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  25. ^ "My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade". New Zealand Charts. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  26. ^ "My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (album)". ARIA. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  27. ^ http://www.mcrbrasil.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/revenge.jpg
  28. ^ http://bergentechstudents.org/CS2013/brysca/ThreeCheers.jpg.jpg
  29. ^ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U9r_euVHyio/TdWnVRFp02I/AAAAAAAAAQo/voKqQ3lqmCo/s1600/just-way--large-msg-117287082395.jpg

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