I Don't Love You
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| Single by My Chemical Romance | ||
| from the album The Black Parade | ||
| Released | April 2, 2007 | |
| Format | 7" vinyl CD |
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| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock Disputed subgenres |
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| Length | 3:58 | |
| Label | Reprise Records | |
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| My Chemical Romance singles chronology | ||
| "Famous Last Words" (2007) |
"I Don't Love You" (2007) |
"TBD" |
"I Don't Love You" is the third single and sixth track from My Chemical Romance's third studio album, The Black Parade. It is the eleventh single from the band. It is to be released on April 2, 2007 to the United Kingdom, following "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Famous Last Words", both of which were successful hits for the band. It is currently unclear if the band will release it outside of the UK. The band released the single in Canada, on Much Music on March 19. The song nabbed a positive 4/5 star review from music site Pitchfork Media, who claimed: "..it's the band's first proper power ballad and, well, they should definitely think about writing dozens more." [1]
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[edit] History
While the band was on their touring bus in 2005, they began to record using the bus's recording studio. "I Don't Love You" was one of the only songs to be used on the album from the tour bus recording sessions. The band can be seen playing an early version of the song from the tour bus sessions on the 2006 DVD Life on the Murder Scene.
[edit] Track listing
Version one:
- “I Don't Love You”
- “Cancer” (live in Berlin)[2]
Version two:
- “I Don't Love You”
- “House of Wolves” (live in Berlin)[2]
Version three:
- “I Don't Love You”
- “Cancer” (live in Berlin)
- “House of Wolves” (live in Berlin)[3]
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Marc Webb who also directed three previous My Chemical Romance music videos, from their Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge album. Webb was chosen instead of Sam Bayer who directed "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Famous Last Words" from their third studio album The Black Parade. The music video is about two lovers in a strange abstract world, and the video seems to tell the story of how their love slowly withers away until one leaves the other alone. Towards the end of the video, one of the band's amplifiers explode along with two guitars. On March 7, 2007, the band exclusively premiered the video on their YouTube channel, and on their MySpace. The video is in a black and white format, most likely to simulate more contrast between the two lovers. The music video also shows Gerard with his newly-dyed black hair, which he has sported since late December. There were also reports by some observers of Gerard wearing a wedding band (as can be seen in the video), although this fact is the cause of some dispute. The video appeared on Kerrang! TV in the UK on March 9th, 2007, and on Channel 4 in the UK on March 8th, 2007. The clip also shows the band members falling but not landing, the order of Mikey Way, Ray Toro, Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Gerard Way. The video was made available on March 19, 2007 for purchase on the iTunes store. By March 24, 2007, in just 2 weeks on youtube, My Chemical Romance had nearly 2,816,000 views.
[edit] Charts
"I Don't Love You" debuted at number sixty-six on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone on March 25th, 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/39323
- ^ a b My Chemical Romance - I Don't Love You CD + 2 x 7" Set. eBay.
- ^ I Don't Love You (Single). amazon.co.uk.
| 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” | |
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