Welcome to the Black Parade

"Welcome to the Black Parade"
"Welcome to the Black Parade"
Single by My Chemical Romance
from the album The Black Parade
B-side	"Heaven Help Us"
Released	September 12, 2006
Studio	Big Blue Meenie (Jersey City)
Genre	Emo; pop-punk; alternative rock; hard rock;
Length	5:11 (album version); 4:37 (radio edit);
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Bob Bryar; Frank Iero; Ray Toro; Gerard Way; Mikey Way;
Producer(s)	Rob Cavallo; My Chemical Romance;
My Chemical Romance singles chronology
Music video
	"Welcome to the Black Parade" on YouTube; "Welcome to the Black Parade (Outtake Version) on YouTube

"Welcome to the Black Parade" is a song by American rock band My Chemical Romance, from their 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

^ "My Chemical Romance Win MTV's Greatest Video Of The Century!". Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ "Experience The Music: One Hit Wonders and The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum". rockhall.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
^ Wilson, Zanda (July 29, 2016). "My Chemical Romance Have Released An Early Version Of 'Welcome To The Black Parade'". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021.

[1] "My Chemical Romance Win MTV's Greatest Video Of The Century!". Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[2] "Experience The Music: One Hit Wonders and The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum". rockhall.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.

[3] Wilson, Zanda (July 29, 2016). "My Chemical Romance Have Released An Early Version Of 'Welcome To The Black Parade'". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021.

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