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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.[1] The previous album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, was released through Eyeball Records.[2] It is the band's final release to feature drummer Matt Pelissier, who would later be replaced by Bob Bryar. 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] "Thank You for the Venom was also released as a single, but only in the UK.

Music

While I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love was considered "a particularly strident entry in that shifty genre of bands tortuously slamming together elements of emo, hardcore, and even metal"[6], Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge "both showcased their songwriting skills and gave them much-deserved attention"[7]. Moving away from the "Screamo parts[8] and "the more complicated structures"[9] of their first record in favor of a sound that "skirts the line between pop punk and edgy, theatrical, emo"[10] while being "strongly influenced by hardcore punk"[11]. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge has been variously compared to The Misfits,[12] AFI[13], and Thursday[14].

Lead singer Gerard Way has referred to the first single I'm Not Okay (I Promise) as a "self help pop song"[15] while also being called "a surging piece of emo-pop with a hook as ridiculously catchy as it was ridiculous"[16] and a "moving anthem for the young and depressed"[17] by allmusic and rolling stone respectively. This single went on to be nominated for the Kerrang! award for best single[18] and reached #86 on the US Billboard Hot 100[19].

Album opener Helena has been referred to as an "album highlight and smash hit". Gerard has claimed that the song "shaped what the album is about" and "revealed their darkside" in comparison to the first single[20]. It's lyrics mourn the loss of Gerard's grandmother[21] and was their first entry into the top 40[22].

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [23]
Alternative press [24]
IGN(7.1/10) [25]
Melodic[26]
Robert Christgau(dud) [27]
Rolling Stone [28]
Stylus(B) [29]

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.[23] 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.[30] 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.[25] Kirk Miller of Rolling Stone said that "Revenge is a hell of a good time."[28] 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".[29] Robert Christgau declared Three Cheers a dud.[27]

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.[31] It has also been certified Double Platinum in Canada, Platinum in the UK and Gold in Ireland, Chile[32] and Argentina.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by My Chemical Romance.

  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[nb 1]
  12. "Cemetery Drive" – 3:08
  13. "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living" – 3:51
Additional tracks
Japanese DVD
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (music video; dialogue) 
2."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (music video; performance) 
3."Thank You for the Venom" (live performance) 
4."Helena" (live performance) 
5."Give 'Em Hell, Kid" (live performance) 
6."The Ghost of You" (live performance) 
7."You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live performance) 
8."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (live performance) 
B-sides
No.TitleAppeared onLength
1."Bury Me in Black" (Japanese version bonus track; demo)Japanese edition, "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", Life on the Murder Scene2:37
2."Jack the Ripper" (live; originally by Morrissey)"Thank You for the Venom"4:02
3."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (radio edit)"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"3:16
4."You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live from BBC Radio 1 Lock Up session)"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"2:51
5."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (live from MTV $2 Bill)"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"3:24
6."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (live from Sessions@AOL)"Helena", Life on the Murder Scene3:06
7."You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live from Sessions@AOL)"Helena", Life on the Murder Scene3:10
8."Helena" (live from the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey)"Helena"4:14
9."The Ghost of You" (faded ending)"The Ghost of You"3:16
10."Helena" (live from San Diego on June 30, 2005)"The Ghost of You", Warped Tour Bootleg Series4:22
11."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (live from San Diego on June 30, 2005)"The Ghost of You", Warped Tour Bootleg Series2:59
12."Cemetery Drive" (live from Las Cruces on June 28, 2005)"The Ghost of You", Warped Tour Bootleg Series2:58

Chart performance

Release history

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 Vinyl LP 148615

Personnel

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ Track 11, is commonly censored as "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish." Despite the original name being profane, the lyrics do not contain profanity.
Citations
  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. ^ Video on YouTube
  4. ^ Video on YouTube
  5. ^ Video on YouTube
  6. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-mw0000738265
  7. ^ http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/threecheersforsweetrevenge
  8. ^ http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=2354
  9. ^ http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/my-chemical-romance/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge.htm
  10. ^ http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/threecheersforsweetrevenge
  11. ^ http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/my-chemical-romance/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge.htm
  12. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-20040708
  13. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-mw0000738265
  14. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-mw0000738265
  15. ^ http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_chemical_romance/news_feature_022805/
  16. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-black-parade-mw0000563300
  17. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/my-chemical-romance/albumguide
  18. ^ http://news.softpedia.com/news/Green-Day-And-System-Of-A-Down-Tops-The-Kerrang-Awards-2005-Nominations-6167.shtml
  19. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/311975/my+chemical+romance/chart
  20. ^ http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_chemical_romance/news_feature_022805/
  21. ^ http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_chemical_romance/news_feature_022805/
  22. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/311975/my+chemical+romance/chart
  23. ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  24. ^ http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/threecheersforsweetrevenge
  25. ^ a b "My Chemical Romance — Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". IGN. 2005-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-13. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  26. ^ Roth, Kaj. "My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for sweet revenge". Melodic. Retrieved December 11, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  27. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "My Chemical Romance". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  28. ^ a b Miller, Kirk (2004-07-08). "Album Reviews: My Chemical Romance". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-08-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ a b Mathers, Ian (2004-08-19). "My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2008-08-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  30. ^ Greenwald, Alan. "Emo goes to Broadway on New Jersey rockers' histrionic second album". Blender. Retrieved 2008-08-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)[dead link]
  31. ^ RIAA certifications for My Chemical Romance
  32. ^ 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)... {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  33. ^ "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.
  34. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  35. ^ "Canadian album certifications – My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  36. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  37. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Type My Chemical Romance in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  38. ^ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  39. ^ "British album certifications – My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  40. ^ "American album certifications – My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  41. ^ a b "Artist Chart History - My Chemical Romance". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  42. ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archives". everyHit. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  43. ^ "My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade". New Zealand Charts. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  44. ^ "My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (album)". ARIA. Retrieved 2008-08-13.

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