My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (2LP, Reissue)

Description

The Black Parade is the third studio album by the American rock band My Chemical Romance. Released in Europe on October 20, 2006, through Reprise Records, it was produced by the band Rob Cavallo, known for having produced multiple albums for the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day. It is a rock opera centering on a dying character with cancer known as "The Patient". The album tells the story of his apparent death, experiences in the afterlife, and subsequent reflections on his life. It is the band's only studio album to feature drummer Bob Bryar before his departure in 2010.

The Black Parade has received generally favorable reviews, and the band achieved its first number-one single in the United Kingdom with "Welcome to the Black Parade". The album debuted at number two on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and is also certified as Triple Platinum in the United States (by the RIAA) and the United Kingdom (by the BPI), as well as Gold certifications in both Argentina (by the CAPIF) and Chile (by the IFPI Chile). The Black Parade was given the Platinum Europe Award by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for one million sales in Europe. The limited edition boxed set also earned My Chemical Romance a nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Four singles were released from the album: "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You", and "Teenagers".

My Chemical Romance began The Black Parade World Tour on February 22, 2007, in the Manchester, New Hampshire, Verizon Wireless Arena. The tour featured 138 performances worldwide, as well as several festivals and condensed shows. 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.

The song "Dead!" appears in the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II, and the three songs "Teenagers," "Famous Last Words" and "This Is How I Disappear" were once available as downloadable content. The Black Parade has sold three million copies in the United States as of 2016, and four million worldwide. The record was reissued as The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts on September 23, 2016, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the album's release. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 361 in their updated 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Release Info

Label: Reprise Records – 545468
Format: Vinyl, LP
             Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Etched
             All Media, Album, Reissue
Country: USA, Canada & UK
Released: 08 Feb 2015
Genre: Rock
Style: Emo

Tracklist

A1 The End
A2 Dead!
A3 This Is How I Disappear
A4 The Sharpest Lives
A5 Welcome To The Black Parade
B1 I Don't Love You Like I Did
B2 House Of Wolves
B3 Cancer
B4 Mama
C1 Sleep
C2 Teenagers
C3 Disenchanted
C4 Famous Last Words
Hidden Track
C5 Blood