My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words

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The Black Parade is the third studio album by the rock quintet My Chemical Romance, released in October 2006. It is a concept album, centering on a character known as "The Patient", who dies during the course of the CD. The album presents the story of his passage out of life, and his subsequent reflection on his life.
The album was produced by Rob Cavallo, who has also produced albums for Green Day. The Black Parade is also the first album that Bob Bryar played drums in, as Matt Pelissier played drums in Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, not Bryar as is the contrary belief. It was intentionally leaked in its entirety on October 19, 2006. In an interview with MTV, bandmember Gerard Way explained the album's title: "...the words "black" and "parade" made you think of death but [also] celebration. And that's what the record felt like, it felt like a celebration of life and death..." Though several reviewers have dismissed the album as a display of showmanship,The Black Parade has, overall, been a critical success.
The album spawned "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You", and "Teenagers" as its first four singles. The song "Dead!" has also been included in the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II. "Teenagers", "Famous Last Words" and "This is How I Disappear" are also available as downloadable content on the Xbox Live Marketplace.