May Death Never Stop You

Greatest hits album by My Chemical Romance

Released

March 25, 2014

Recorded

2001–13

Genre

Length

70:00

Label

Reprise

My Chemical Romance chronology

Conventional Weapons
(2013)

May Death Never Stop You
(2014)

The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts
(2016)

Singles from May Death Never Stop You

"Fake Your Death"
Released: February 17, 2014

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Drowned in Sound	7/10^[3]
PopMatters	^[4]

May Death Never Stop You (or May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits 2001–2013) is a greatest hits compilation album by My Chemical Romance, spanning the band's entire career.

Background

On March 22, 2013, the band announced their break-up on their official website,^[5]^[6] issuing this statement:

“

Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We've gotten to go places we never knew we would. We've been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We've shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.

”

Gerard Way posted an extended tweet on his Twitter account two days after the website announcement, where he confirmed the disbanding of the group but denied that altercations between band members was the reason for the split.^[7]

On March 25, 2014, the band released May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits 2001–2013, a greatest hits album containing material spanning their entire career, as well as some previously unreleased material.^[8]

“

On March 25, we will be releasing a greatest hits album entitled May Death Never Stop You. The title is fitting, because as sad as it was to say goodbye to the band, we look at this collection as a celebration of our best songs, and hope the memory of them continues to bring joy to you all as they have for us. The album also includes some previously unreleased material, including the infamous "Attic Demos," and one of the last songs we worked on in the studio together.^[9]

”

Release

May Death Never Stop You was released on March 25, 2014. Pre-orders became available through My Chemical Romance's official website on January 21, 2014.^[10] The unreleased track "Fake Your Death" was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 17, 2014 and was then available digitally via iTunes straight after.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally from	Length
1.	"Fake Your Death"	James Dewees, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, Mikey Way	Previously unreleased	3:21
2.	"Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us"	Iero, Matt Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love	3:53
3.	"Vampires Will Never Hurt You"	Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love	5:26
4.	"Helena"	Iero, Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	3:26
5.	"You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison"	Iero, Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	2:55
6.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"	Iero, Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	3:08
7.	"The Ghost of You" (extended outro edit)	Iero, Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	3:57
8.	"Welcome to the Black Parade"	Bob Bryar, Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	The Black Parade	5:14
9.	"Cancer"	Bryar, Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	The Black Parade	2:25
10.	"Mama"	Bryar, Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	The Black Parade	4:39
11.	"Teenagers"	Bryar, Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	The Black Parade	2:42
12.	"Famous Last Words"	Bryar, Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	The Black Parade	5:00
13.	"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" (single version)	Bryar, Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys	3:26
14.	"Sing"	Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys	4:31
15.	"Planetary (Go!)"	Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys	4:07
16.	"The Kids from Yesterday"	Iero, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys	5:26
17.	"Skylines and Turnstiles" (demo version)	Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Previously unreleased	3:30
18.	"Knives/Sorrow" (demo version of "Our Lady of Sorrows")	Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Previously unreleased	2:14
19.	"Cubicles" (demo version)	Pelissier, Toro, G. Way, M. Way	Previously unreleased	4:00

Behind-the-scenes footage DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (version 1)	1:48
2.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (version 2)	7:43
3.	"Helena"	23:06
4.	"The Ghost of You"	4:26
5.	"Welcome to the Black Parade"	24:20
6.	"Famous Last Words"	11:30
7.	"I Don't Love You"	14:54
8.	"Teenagers"	6:07
9.	"Blood" (previously unreleased)	1:30
10.	"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" / "Art Is The Weapon" (previously unreleased intro)	9:34
11.	"Sing"	4:37
12.	"Planetary (Go!)"	16:55

Source:^[11]

Personnel

Band members

Bob Bryar – drums, percussion (on tracks 8–12)
James Dewees – keyboards (on track 1)
Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (on tracks 1–2, 4–16)
Matt Pelissier – drums, percussion (on tracks 2–7, 17–19)
Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals; rhythm guitar (on tracks 3, 17–19); bass guitar (on track 9)
Gerard Way – lead vocals
Mikey Way – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Jarrod Alexander – drums, percussion (on track 1)
Michael Pedicone – drums, percussion (on tracks 13–16)
Rob Cavallo – acoustic piano (on tracks 8–12); percussion (on track 16)
Howard Benson – 1958 Hammond B3 (on tracks 4–7)
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (on tracks 8–16); B3 organ, synthesizers, Wurlitzer (on tracks 8–12)
Bert McCracken – additional vocals (on track 5)
Renat – additional vocals (on track 7)
Liza Minnelli – additional vocals (on track 10)

Production

Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	147
Czech Albums (Czech Albums Chart)^[14]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	66
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[16]	2
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[17]	13
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[18]	67
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[19]	37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[20]	22
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[21]	37
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[22]	17
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[23]	61
UK Albums (OCC)^[24]	15
US Billboard 200^[25]	9

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External links

May Death Never Stop You at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

My Chemical Romance
Bob Bryar James Dewees Frank Iero Matt Pelissier Ray Toro Gerard Way Mikey Way
Studio albums	I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge The Black Parade Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
Compilation albums	Conventional Weapons May Death Never Stop You The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts
Video albums	Life on the Murder Scene AOL Sessions The Black Parade Is Dead! ¡Venganza!
EPs	Like Phantoms, Forever Warped Tour Bootleg Series Live and Rare The Black Parade: The B-Sides The Mad Gear and Missile Kid
Singles	"Vampires Will Never Hurt You" "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us" "Headfirst for Halos" "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" "Thank You for the Venom" "Helena" "Under Pressure" (with The Used) "The Ghost of You" "Welcome to the Black Parade" "Famous Last Words" "I Don't Love You" "Teenagers" "Desolation Row" "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" "The Only Hope for Me Is You" "Sing" "Planetary (Go!)" "The Kids from Yesterday" "Fake Your Death"
Tours	Warped Tour 2005 Taste of Chaos 2005 Projekt Revolution The Black Parade World Tour The World Contamination Tour 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards Pencey Prep Leathermouth Death Spells The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys "Mama" "Cancer"
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