I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
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| Single by My Chemical Romance | ||
| from the album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge | ||
| Released | December 7, 2004 | |
| Format | 7" vinyl CD digital download DVD |
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| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock Disputed subgenres |
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| Length | 3:08 | |
| Label | Reprise Records | |
| Producer(s) | Howard Benson | |
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| My Chemical Romance singles chronology | ||
| "Thank You for the Venom" (2004) |
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (2004) |
"Helena" (2005) |
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"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" is the second single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance's second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. It reached #86 on the US singles chart, the Billboard Hot 100, and #19 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also helped expand the band's fan base. The song was re-released in November of 2005. The song is also included in the EA Trax listing for racing game Burnout 3: Takedown. It is also the band's sixth single.
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[edit] Meaning
The song's lyrics deal with emotional issues relating to relationship break-ups, in particular, those of lead singer Gerard Way and his high school experiences of adolescent loneliness and angst. The song's overtly sentimental lyrics ushered people to label the band as "emo".The plot of the song is believed to be about the protagonist of the album confronting a teenager at a high school who has commenced a school shooting. The protagonist takes the life of the student as part of his deal with Satan. The song supposedly is sung from the student's perspective.
[edit] Music videos
The first music video of the song features the band's life in New Jersey and them going on tour as well as a montage of video segments. It was produced by Rafaela Monfradini and Greg Kaplan, who was also the director.
The second music video depicts life inside a fictional American high school in the form of a fake movie trailer. The band appears as a group of students who are repeatedly harassed by another group who are portrayed as jocks. The band members then take their revenge on the jocks and ultimately have a showdown in a hallway, with the band members armed with croquet mallets and the jocks with lacrosse sticks. The music video was directed by Marc Webb.
[edit] Track listings
Version 1:
- “I'm Not Okay (I Promise)”
- “Bury Me in Black” (demo)
Version 2:
- “I'm Not Okay (I Promise)”
- “You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison” (live from “The Lock Up” on BBC Radio 1)
- “I'm Not Okay (I Promise)” (live from MTV $2 Bill)
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| My Chemical Romance |
| Gerard Way | Ray Toro | Frank Iero | Mikey Way | Bob Bryar |
| Matt Pelissier |
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| Discography |
| Studio albums: I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love | Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge | The Black Parade |
| Live album: Life on the Murder Scene |
| EPs: Like Phantoms, Forever | Warped Tour Bootleg Series |
| Singles |
| “Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us” | “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” | “Headfirst for Halos” | “Our Lady of Sorrows” | “Thank You for the Venom” | “I'm Not Okay (I Promise)” | “Helena” | “Under Pressure” | “The Ghost of You” | “Welcome to the Black Parade” | “Famous Last Words” | “I Don't Love You” |
