Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Studio album by My Chemical Romance
Released June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)
(see release history)
Recorded October 2003 – January 2004, at Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village / Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, California
Genre Alternative rock[1]
Length 39:36
Label Reprise, Eyeball
Producer Howard Benson
My Chemical Romance chronology
Like Phantoms, Forever
(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. "Thank You for the Venom"
    Released: December 13, 2004
  3. "Helena"
    Released: May 23, 2005
  4. "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.[2] The previous album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, was released through Eyeball Records.[3] The album, as of October 2010, has sold 1,699,000 copies in the US.

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

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars link
Blender 3/5 stars link
IGN (7.1/10) link
Robert Christgau (dud) link
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars link
Stylus (B) link

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."[9] 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".[10] Robert Christgau declared Three Cheers a dud.[11]

Response and band image

After the release of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance received an extremely positive response from mainstream communities, as shown by the popularity of their music videos on MTV, etc. However, they received some negative responses from the underground music communities. Factors that may have contributed to this shift in fan base are hypothesized to include: the band replacing Matt Pelissier with Bob Bryar on percussion for live shows succeeding their Summer Sonic performances; the band signing to a new label, Reprise Records; a change in image and style; and the fact that they had gained a measure of mainstream popularity.

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge has sold over 1 million copies to date in the U.S. 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. In addition, a vinyl version of the album was released December 16, 2008. Unlike their previous album, this does contain the Parental Advisory label.

Track listing

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
  • Track 11 is commonly censored as "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish"

Chart performance

Charts

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

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions
US US Mod
[14]
US Main
[14]
UK
[15]
NZ
[16]
AUS
[17]
2004 "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" 86 4 19 38 65
"Thank You for the Venom" 71
2005 "Helena" 33 11 20 27 78
"The Ghost of You" 84 9 38 27

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia April 11, 2005 Reprise, Eyeball 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

Band

Additional musicians

Production

  • Produced by Howard Benson and Mike Plotnikoff
  • Engineered by Eric Miller
  • Mixed by Rich Costey (1, 2, 5, 6) and Howard Benson
  • Mastered by Tom Baker, at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, California
  • Pro Tools and programming by Paul DeCarlli
  • Drum tech by Jon Nicholson, at Drum Fetish
  • Guitar tech by Keith Nelson
  • A&R by Craig Aaronson
  • Management by Brian Schechter
  • Production coordination by Matthew Griffen and Dana Childs

Design

  • Artwork by Gerard Way and Mark Holley
  • Photography by Justin Borucki

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r693418
  2. ^ "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance". Rhapsody. http://www.rhapsody.com/mychemicalromance/threecheersforsweetrevenge. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  3. ^ "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love by My Chemical Romance". Rhapsody. http://www.rhapsody.com/mychemicalromance/ibroughtyoumybulletsyoubroughtmeyourlove. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  4. ^ "My Chemical Romance: Singles and EPs (Page 1)". MSN. http://music.msn.com/music/artist-albums/my-chemical-romance/?gtm=3&si3=1&ipp=25. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  5. ^ "My Chemical Romance: Singles and EPs (Page 2)". MSN. http://music.msn.com/music/artist-albums/my-chemical-romance/?gtm=3&si3=26&ipp=25. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  6. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge: Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r693418. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  7. ^ Greenwald, Alan. "Emo goes to Broadway on New Jersey rockers’ histrionic second album". Blender. http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2561. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  8. ^ "My Chemical Romance — Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". IGN. 2005-09-20. http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/652/652354p1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  9. ^ Miller, Kirk (2004-07-08). "Album Reviews: My Chemical Romance". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/mychemicalromance/albums/album/6087106/review/6185205/three_cheers_for_sweet_revenge. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  10. ^ Mathers, Ian (2004-08-19). "My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/my-chemical-romance/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert. "My Chemical Romance". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=5571&name=My+Chemical+Romance. 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. ^ a b "Artist Chart History - My Chemical Romance". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=489806&model.vnuAlbumId=1144893. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  15. ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archives". everyHit. http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  16. ^ "My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade". New Zealand Charts. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=My+Chemical+Romance&titel=The+Black+Parade&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  17. ^ "My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (album)". ARIA. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=My+Chemical+Romance&titel=Three+Cheers+For+Sweet+Revenge&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 

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