The Black Parade Is Dead!

The Black Parade Is Dead!
The Black Parade Is Dead!
Live album by My Chemical Romance
Released	July 1, 2008
Recorded	October 7 and 24, 2007
Genre	Alternative rock; emo; pop punk; post-hardcore; punk rock; hard rock;
Length	56:15 (CD); 124:31 (DVD)
Label	Reprise
My Chemical Romance chronology
Limited edition
	Limited edition box set

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC	(positive)
IGN	8.6/10
Kerrang!
Rolling Stone
Thrash Hits
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5

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.

Background

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, and they can be listened to on the band's official MySpace page. The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200, selling 23,000 copies. In November 2008, the RIAA certified the album gold.

Synopsis

The Black Parade Is Dead! is MCR's final performance as their onstage characters, the Black Parade. The Black Parade centres 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. 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. Way states in the track The Black Parade Is Dead! that the performance in Mexico was the "last performance by The Black Parade forever." The show is decorated with various lights and confetti. Fire is used during the performance of "Mama" and "Famous Last Words". The film ends with a credit sequence featuring the hidden track from The Black Parade, "Blood."

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.

Promotion

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. 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. The album was made available for streaming on June 29, before being released on July 1.

Editions

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. The album is also available in explicit and clean editions.

¡Venganza!

In March 2009, the band 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. It came with a vest, and the videos were put onto a special bullet shaped USB flash drive.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by My Chemical Romance.

CD and vinyl

From the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

From the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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")	4:19
15.	"Mama"	4:45
16.	"Helena"	4:54
17.	"Cancer"	2:46
Total length:		68:16

Personnel

My Chemical Romance as The Black Parade

Bob Bryar — drums
Frank Iero — rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Ray Toro — lead guitar, backing vocals
Gerard Way — lead vocals
Mikey Way — bass

Additional musicians

James Dewees — Synth, keyboards and percussion
Matt Cortez — acoustic guitar on "The End"

Production

Atom Rothlein – director
Jennifer Destiny Rothlein – producer
Devin Sarno – executive producer
Kelly Norris Sarno – executive producer

Chart positions

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


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) album	Silver	60,000^‡
United States (RIAA) video	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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