Well, mother, what the war did to my legs and to my tongue [87] It received Gold certifications in both Argentina (by the CAPIF) and Chile (by the IFPI Chile). Mama, we're all gonna die [Chorus: Gerard Way] Mama, we're meant for the flies You should've been I don’t care: If I had to work at McDonald's for the rest of my life to play shows and ride in a van on tour? I'd maybe then sing you a song We'll let the fires just bathe us, yeah He later told The New York Times in 2019: I love Liza Minnelli.
", "My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade (album review 18) – Sputnikmusic", "MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE / The Black Parade (Reprise/Warner)", "My Chemical Romance: Interview with Frank Iero", "My Chemical Romance set release date for new album", "My Chemical Romance post new single, cancel shows", "My Chemical Romance reveal details of The Black Parade", "My Chemical Romance to debut new single live at VMAs", "Tracklisting, cover art for new My Chemical Romance album revealed", "My Chemical Romance post "Welcome To The Black Parade" video", "SNL Season 32 Episode 03 - John C. Reilly, My Chemical Romance - NBC.com", "My Chemical Romance post full stream of The Black Parade", "My Chemical Romance want you in their new video", "My Chemical Romance The Black Parade Japan", "Are My Chemical Romance Getting Back Together? "[10], The album also has strong influences from 1970s classic rock,[2][11][12][13] glam rock,[11][14] pop music,[2][15] punk rock[2] and gothic rock. The Black Parade was given the Platinum Europe Award by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for one million sales in Europe. [Verse 2] Bryar left the tour on November 9, 2007, and was replaced by a friend of the band, Wagner, who wished to remain anonymous. [14] The Black Parade has been described as alternative rock,[2][16] emo,[2][17][18][19] pop punk,[20][3][21] hard rock,[22][23] post-hardcore,[24] and punk rock.

She got a co-writing credit on the song. Studios in New York. Well, mother, what the war did to my legs and to my tongue *sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alonesales+streaming figures based on certification alone, This article is about the album. The tour was the longest and most internationally comprehensive headlining tour the band played, featuring three legs in North America, two legs in Europe, and one in Asia, Australia, and Latin America. He was replaced by Drive By guitarist Todd Price. when our, So raise your glass high, for tomorrow, we die.

The Black Parade is the third studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. Through fortune and flame, we fall! We'll let the fires just bathe us, yeah [45][46] The video was also published on the band's YouTube channel with the title MCRX. Mama! My Chemical Romance performed the album live in costume as the Black Parade until their October 7, 2007, Mexico City performance. Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
[82] The band achieved its first number one single in the United Kingdom with "Welcome to the Black Parade". She said, "You ain't no son of mine Recommended by The Wall Street Journal. "Mama" is the ninth track from My Chemical Romance's 2006 album, The Black Parade. Mama! I'm writing this letter and wishing you well

The Black Parade has sold three million copies in the United States as of 2016, and four million worldwide. Mama, we all go to hell "Tomorrow People" by Ziggy Marley is the first song by a Marley to crack the US Top 40; the highest Bob got was #51 with "Roots, Rock, Reggae.". And return from the ashes you call. Wanting a female vocal who "had a lot of character, someone that was very strong, sorrowful", Way enlisted veteran singer Liza Minnelli to perform a guest vocal spot on the song. The tour featured 138 performances worldwide, as well as several festival and condensed shows. We'll never let you go [92], My Chemical Romance began The Black Parade World Tour on February 22, 2007, in Manchester, New Hampshire's Verizon Wireless Arena. [Bridge: Liza Minelli & Gerard Way] [31] Two days later, the song was made available for streaming via the band's MySpace account. It contains the same track listing as the original release, but it is sold in a box wrapped in black velveteen material.

Can't play "Mama"? [Post-Chorus: Gerard Way] She got a co-writing credit on the song. ", and on Ziggy Stardust, "Five Years". [6] There are also similarities to Alice Cooper in his "Welcome to My Nightmare" period. You can almost see the ghosts flying around the room when we recorded those songs. [44], On July 20, 2016, the band posted on their official Twitter and Facebook pages a video with the piano intro from "Welcome to the Black Parade", ending with a cryptic date, "9/23/16". We'll never let you go Mama, we're all gonna die "One Way Or Another" is based on a stalker who creeped out Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry.

2,500 copies of the special edition, and 3,000 copies of the regular vinyl edition were produced. [30] On August 31, the band performed at the MTV Video Music Awards preshow in New York, debuting the then new song "Welcome to the Black Parade" during their performance. The shows at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007, and Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey, on October 24, 2007, were filmed for the DVD, The Black Parade Is Dead!, which was released on July 1, 2008. [41] On February 10, 2015, the album was repressed on vinyl as a 2-LP set. Mama! Mama, we all go to hell [33] On October 21, the band was the musical guest on an episode of Saturday Night Live, where they performed "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Cancer".[34].

When we played that at Paramour, we were in a giant living room with 40-feet-high ceilings and big windows overlooking Los Angeles, and it was cold. "[13] David Fricke of Rolling Stone praised the classic rock feel of the album.

[79][80] It also debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, behind Robbie Williams' Rudebox (2006).