Conventional Weapons is a compilation album by American rock band My Chemical Romance, produced by Brendan O'Brien and released as a series of singles between October 2012 and February 2013. It marked the band's final release of studio material before their break-up from 2013 to 2019.
| Conventional Weapons | ||||
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| Released | Number One: October 30, 2012 Number Two: November 23, 2012 Number Three: December 18, 2012 Number Four: January 8, 2013 Number Five/Full Album Release: February 5, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Length | 38:26 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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Background
editOn September 14, 2012, Frank Iero announced the project through the band's official website.[1][2] The album consists of ten unreleased songs that were recorded in 2009, prior to the making of the band's fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.
Release
editConventional Weapons was released as a series of five colored double A-side singles accompanied by digital downloads. Each release was made available for individual purchase, but all five were also offered collectively as part of a limited-edition box set available for pre-order through the official My Chemical Romance online store. The 7-inch vinyl singles were packaged in five different picture sleeves each depicting a different type of weapon. The final single, Number Five, was shipped along with a box to house all five individual releases, along with an exclusive poster. All singles were pressed in a different color of vinyl.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, and Mikey Way
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boy Division" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Tomorrow's Money" | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 6:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Ambulance" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Gun." | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 7:45 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "The World Is Ugly" | 4:54 |
| 6. | "The Light Behind Your Eyes" | 5:12 |
| Total length: | 10:06 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Kiss the Ring" | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Make Room!!!!" | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 6:51 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Surrender the Night" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Burn Bright" | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 7:44 | |
Personnel
edit- My Chemical Romance
- Gerard Way - lead vocals
- Frank Iero – guitars, backing vocals
- Ray Toro – guitars, backing vocals
- Mikey Way – bass guitar
- Bob Bryar – drums
- Additional
- Rich Costey – audio mixing
- Brendan O'Brien – production
- Matt "Varnish" Taylor – art and design
References
edit- ^ Tim, Cashmere. "My Chemical Romance Announces Conventional Weapons". Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "My Chemical Romance to release 10 new songs over the next five months". NME. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-11-03.