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Welcome to the Black Parade

January 31, 2023

For the Beyoncé song, see Black Parade (song).

"Welcome to the Black Parade" is a song from American rock band My Chemical Romance's third studio album, The Black Parade (2006). It was released on September 12, 2006, as the album's lead single, with the studio version available on the band's Myspace on September 2, 2006. The music video for the single was recognized as MTV's "Greatest Music Video of the Century" in 2017.[10] The song topped the UK Singles Chart, reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.[11]

"Welcome to the Black Parade"
Single by My Chemical Romance
from the album The Black Parade
B-side"Heaven Help Us"
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006
RecordedApril 2006
Genre
Length
  • 5:11 (album version)
  • 4:37 (radio edit)
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
My Chemical Romance singles chronology
"The Ghost of You"
(2005) 		"Welcome to the Black Parade"
(2006) 		"Famous Last Words"
(2007)
Music video
"Welcome to the Black Parade" on YouTube
"Welcome to the Black Parade (Outtake Version) on YouTube

A demo of the song entitled "The Five of Us Are Dying" was included on their 2016 reissue album The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts.[12]

Recording

My Chemical Romance started writing the song since their start as a band, although in a different style. It was inspired and heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra's "My Way", was slower, and was called "The Five of Us Are Dying". The band did not include it in their first two albums due to their feeling it was incomplete. After moving to Los Angeles to make their third album, they added a fast punk beat, changed the lyrics, and altered the chords of the chorus. The recording process was "very complex" due to the many layers in the song but "fun", according to guitarist Ray Toro, who extolled the end result:[13]

"My two favorite tracks are 'Welcome to the Black Parade' and 'Famous Last Words'. 'Welcome to the Black Parade' is like our 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. It’s probably the most epic song on the record. I love how it came together."

— Ray Toro[13]

Toro used a Les Paul with a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat pickup. His Marshall DSL100 amplifier broke down during preproduction, so instead he used a Marshall JCM800 borrowed from producer Rob Cavallo. The JCM800 continued to be used for the recording sessions, since the band liked its loud and "ball[sy]" sound.[13]

Music video

The video for the single was directed by Samuel Bayer, known for his work with Nirvana and Green Day.[14] The music video was released on September 26, 2006, in the UK and Canada, and was released on September 27, 2006, in the US. It was heavily played on MTV. It features the Patient (the main character of the album, played by Lukas Haas) dressed in a hospital gown, and being taken by death in the form of a "Black Parade". On the main float stands My Chemical Romance playing "Welcome to the Black Parade". Behind the float are dozens of masked figures.[citation needed]

The setting of the music video transitions from a hospital room to a surreal cityscape with ash-covered wreckage, black snow and destroyed buildings.[citation needed]

Tom Breihan of the Village Voice regarded the video as "revealing a new stage of [My Chemical Romance's] persona".[15] He also ranked it 7th on the 10 best music videos of the 2006.[16]

All the costumes were designed by costume designer Colleen Atwood. The costumes have inspired outfits, such as Lil Nas X's during his 2022 Grammy's performance.[17] Other artists that have referenced the marching band uniforms include Post Malone.[18]

Promotion

The song became the group's first number one in the UK on October 15, 2006, staying there for two weeks, and later rose to number one on the Modern Rock charts on October 26, 2006, where it would stay for seven weeks. It is the band's most enduring success and their highest-charting single to date on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 9. The song ranked at number 17 on Rolling Stone's "The 100 Best Songs of 2006".[19] It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. The song was made downloadable for Rock Band and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. ITV used the song in a video montage in its final Formula One broadcast at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, after losing the rights to broadcast F1 in 2009 and beyond to the BBC. The video featured several prominent F1 drivers (such as Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, David Coulthard and Sebastian Vettel) as well as ITV presenters (and retired commentator Murray Walker) lipsynching to the song.[citation needed]

The song was also used by the Los Angeles Kings during the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs as part of a video intro at the team's home games. The song also opened the team's Stanley Cup Champions rally and banner raising ceremony at the Staples Center.[citation needed]

The song was featured in the ending scene of the Netflix TV series Lucifer,[20]and the opening scene to the film Clerks III.[21]

Critical reception

“Welcome to the Black Parade” received critical acclaim.[22] Time magazine's Josh Tyrangiel ranked the song in his top 10 songs of 2006, calling it "audacious, goofy and insanely catchy attempt at merging "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Born to Run" into a rock opera" and saying it was a sign of an "Us vs. Them moment in the generational divide".[23] David Fricke from Rolling Stone praised Way's "full rock-hero tilt" singing of the vocal hook ("We'll carry on.").[24] Entertainment Weekly positively compared the song to "Bohemian Rhapsody".[25] The Village Voice said pollsters generally preferred the song to the album.[26]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71 for the chart week of September 30, 2006, becoming their highest debut for a single. It peaked at number 9 on the Hot 100 in its 17th and 18th week on the chart, becoming the band's first and only top ten Hot 100 hit. "Welcome to the Black Parade" became and currently is their highest-charting single, beating their 2005 single "Helena" at number 33, their second-highest-charting single. In addition, it topped Modern Rock Tracks for seven weeks in a row, and is the band's only number one on this chart to date. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" was their previous highest-charting single on Modern Rock Tracks, where it peaked at number 4.

In the UK, the single knocked Razorlight's "America" off the number one spot on October 15, 2006, after extensive airplay. The single was number 26 in the UK's top 40 singles of 2006, selling 169,000 units. The song was certified double platinum in the UK on August 26, 2022, representing sales of at least 1,200,000 copies.[27]

Legacy

The solo piano intro of the song, which opens on a single G5 note held for the duration of a half note, has become iconic due to the song's popularity, especially among fans of My Chemical Romance and the wider genre, where it is seen as an inside joke and nostalgic of the mid-2000s emo subculture. Andrew Lloyd Webber, for example, asked his Twitter followers what they thought when listening to the note, as a reference to the song.[28] The note has been used to promote Emo-themed event Emo Fight[29] as well as The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts, a reissue of The Black Parade.[30]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Songs of the Year 2006 17[31]
Time Top 10 Everything: Songs 2006 3[32]
Loudwire Top 50 Hard Rock Songs of the 21st Century 2012 37[33]
MTV 50 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century 2017 1[34]

Track listing

  • All songs written by My Chemical Romance.

Version 1 (promotional CD)

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Black Parade"5:19
2."Welcome to the Black Parade" (radio edit)4:37

Version 2 (CD and 7" vinyl)

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Black Parade"5:11
2."Heaven Help Us"2:56

Version 3 (7" vinyl)

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Black Parade"5:11
2."Welcome to the Black Parade" (live)5:31

Version 4 (CD)

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Black Parade"5:11
2."Heaven Help Us"2:56
3."Welcome to the Black Parade" (live)5:31

Version 5 (digital download)

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Black Parade" (radio edit)4:38
2."My Chemical Romance Welcomes You to the Black Parade" (commentary by the band)39:28

Version 6 (digital download)

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Black Parade" (live)5:31
2."Heaven Help Us"2:56

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[66] Gold 4,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[67]
Full-length ringtone 		Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[68] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] 2× Platinum 1,040,000[69]
United States (RIAA)[70] 5× Platinum 5,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

  • "Welcome to the Black Parade" Music video on YouTube

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For the Beyonce song see Black Parade song Welcome to the Black Parade is a song from American rock band My Chemical Romance s third studio album The Black Parade 2006 It was released on September 12 2006 as the album s lead single with the studio version available on the band s Myspace on September 2 2006 The music video for the single was recognized as MTV s Greatest Music Video of the Century in 2017 10 The song topped the UK Singles Chart reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame s Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll 11 Welcome to the Black Parade Single by My Chemical Romancefrom the album The Black ParadeB side Heaven Help Us ReleasedSeptember 12 2006RecordedApril 2006GenreEmo 1 2 3 4 pop punk 5 6 alternative rock 7 pop rock 8 hard rock 9 Length5 11 album version 4 37 radio edit LabelRepriseSongwriter s Bob Bryar Frank Iero Ray Toro Gerard Way Mikey WayProducer s Rob Cavallo My Chemical RomanceMy Chemical Romance singles chronology The Ghost of You 2005 Welcome to the Black Parade 2006 Famous Last Words 2007 Music video Welcome to the Black Parade on YouTube Welcome to the Black Parade Outtake Version on YouTubeA demo of the song entitled The Five of Us Are Dying was included on their 2016 reissue album The Black Parade Living with Ghosts 12 Contents 1 Recording 2 Music video 3 Promotion 4 Critical reception 5 Chart performance 6 Legacy 7 Accolades 8 Track listing 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 10 Certifications 11 References 12 External linksRecording EditMy Chemical Romance started writing the song since their start as a band although in a different style It was inspired and heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra s My Way was slower and was called The Five of Us Are Dying The band did not include it in their first two albums due to their feeling it was incomplete After moving to Los Angeles to make their third album they added a fast punk beat changed the lyrics and altered the chords of the chorus The recording process was very complex due to the many layers in the song but fun according to guitarist Ray Toro who extolled the end result 13 My two favorite tracks are Welcome to the Black Parade and Famous Last Words Welcome to the Black Parade is like our Bohemian Rhapsody It s probably the most epic song on the record I love how it came together Ray Toro 13 Toro used a Les Paul with a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat pickup His Marshall DSL100 amplifier broke down during preproduction so instead he used a Marshall JCM800 borrowed from producer Rob Cavallo The JCM800 continued to be used for the recording sessions since the band liked its loud and ball sy sound 13 Music video EditThe video for the single was directed by Samuel Bayer known for his work with Nirvana and Green Day 14 The music video was released on September 26 2006 in the UK and Canada and was released on September 27 2006 in the US It was heavily played on MTV It features the Patient the main character of the album played by Lukas Haas dressed in a hospital gown and being taken by death in the form of a Black Parade On the main float stands My Chemical Romance playing Welcome to the Black Parade Behind the float are dozens of masked figures citation needed The setting of the music video transitions from a hospital room to a surreal cityscape with ash covered wreckage black snow and destroyed buildings citation needed Tom Breihan of the Village Voice regarded the video as revealing a new stage of My Chemical Romance s persona 15 He also ranked it 7th on the 10 best music videos of the 2006 16 All the costumes were designed by costume designer Colleen Atwood The costumes have inspired outfits such as Lil Nas X s during his 2022 Grammy s performance 17 Other artists that have referenced the marching band uniforms include Post Malone 18 Promotion EditThe song became the group s first number one in the UK on October 15 2006 staying there for two weeks and later rose to number one on the Modern Rock charts on October 26 2006 where it would stay for seven weeks It is the band s most enduring success and their highest charting single to date on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 9 The song ranked at number 17 on Rolling Stone s The 100 Best Songs of 2006 19 It was nominated for the Kerrang Award for Best Single The song was made downloadable for Rock Band and Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock ITV used the song in a video montage in its final Formula One broadcast at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix after losing the rights to broadcast F1 in 2009 and beyond to the BBC The video featured several prominent F1 drivers such as Nico Rosberg Jenson Button Rubens Barrichello David Coulthard and Sebastian Vettel as well as ITV presenters and retired commentator Murray Walker lipsynching to the song citation needed The song was also used by the Los Angeles Kings during the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs as part of a video intro at the team s home games The song also opened the team s Stanley Cup Champions rally and banner raising ceremony at the Staples Center citation needed The song was featured in the ending scene of the Netflix TV series Lucifer 20 and the opening scene to the film Clerks III 21 Critical reception Edit Welcome to the Black Parade received critical acclaim 22 Time magazine s Josh Tyrangiel ranked the song in his top 10 songs of 2006 calling it audacious goofy and insanely catchy attempt at merging Bohemian Rhapsody and Born to Run into a rock opera and saying it was a sign of an Us vs Them moment in the generational divide 23 David Fricke from Rolling Stone praised Way s full rock hero tilt singing of the vocal hook We ll carry on 24 Entertainment Weekly positively compared the song to Bohemian Rhapsody 25 The Village Voice said pollsters generally preferred the song to the album 26 Chart performance EditThe song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71 for the chart week of September 30 2006 becoming their highest debut for a single It peaked at number 9 on the Hot 100 in its 17th and 18th week on the chart becoming the band s first and only top ten Hot 100 hit Welcome to the Black Parade became and currently is their highest charting single beating their 2005 single Helena at number 33 their second highest charting single In addition it topped Modern Rock Tracks for seven weeks in a row and is the band s only number one on this chart to date I m Not Okay I Promise was their previous highest charting single on Modern Rock Tracks where it peaked at number 4 In the UK the single knocked Razorlight s America off the number one spot on October 15 2006 after extensive airplay The single was number 26 in the UK s top 40 singles of 2006 selling 169 000 units The song was certified double platinum in the UK on August 26 2022 representing sales of at least 1 200 000 copies 27 Legacy EditThe solo piano intro of the song which opens on a single G5 note held for the duration of a half note has become iconic due to the song s popularity especially among fans of My Chemical Romance and the wider genre where it is seen as an inside joke and nostalgic of the mid 2000s emo subculture Andrew Lloyd Webber for example asked his Twitter followers what they thought when listening to the note as a reference to the song 28 The note has been used to promote Emo themed event Emo Fight 29 as well as The Black Parade Living with Ghosts a reissue of The Black Parade 30 Accolades EditPublication Accolade Year RankRolling Stone The 100 Best Songs of the Year 2006 17 31 Time Top 10 Everything Songs 2006 3 32 Loudwire Top 50 Hard Rock Songs of the 21st Century 2012 37 33 MTV 50 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century 2017 1 34 Track listing EditAll songs written by My Chemical Romance Version 1 promotional CD No TitleLength1 Welcome to the Black Parade 5 192 Welcome to the Black Parade radio edit 4 37 Version 2 CD and 7 vinyl No TitleLength1 Welcome to the Black Parade 5 112 Heaven Help Us 2 56 Version 3 7 vinyl No TitleLength1 Welcome to the Black Parade 5 112 Welcome to the Black Parade live 5 31 Version 4 CD No TitleLength1 Welcome to the Black Parade 5 112 Heaven Help Us 2 563 Welcome to the Black Parade live 5 31 Version 5 digital download No TitleLength1 Welcome to the Black Parade radio edit 4 382 My Chemical Romance Welcomes You to the Black Parade commentary by the band 39 28 Version 6 digital download No TitleLength1 Welcome to the Black Parade live 5 312 Heaven Help Us 2 56Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2006 2007 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 35 14Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 36 50Canada Canadian Hot 100 37 32Croatia HRT 38 2Czech Republic Radio Top 100 39 6Denmark Tracklisten 40 18Europe European Hot 100 Singles 41 5Finland Suomen virallinen lista 42 7Germany Official German Charts 43 58Ireland IRMA 44 12Italy FIMI 45 28Netherlands Single Top 100 46 92New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 47 2Norway VG lista 48 15Scotland OCC 49 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 50 76Sweden Sverigetopplistan 51 26Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 52 64UK Singles OCC 53 1UK Rock amp Metal OCC 54 1US Billboard Hot 100 55 9US Adult Top 40 Billboard 56 22US Alternative Airplay Billboard 57 1US Mainstream Rock Billboard 58 24US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 59 11Venezuela Pop Rock Record Report 60 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2006 PositionEurope European Hot 100 Singles 61 97UK Singles OCC 62 26Chart 2007 PositionAustralia ARIA 63 85US Billboard Hot 100 64 59US Alternative Songs Billboard 65 18Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesDenmark IFPI Danmark 66 Gold 4 000 Japan RIAJ 67 Full length ringtone Gold 100 000 New Zealand RMNZ 68 Gold 5 000 United Kingdom BPI 27 2 Platinum 1 040 000 69 United States RIAA 70 5 Platinum 5 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit EMO Welcome to the Black Parade The Independent Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved May 6 2015 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