Conventional Weapons

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Conventional Weapons
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Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2013
Recorded2009
Length38:26
Label Reprise
Producer Brendan O'Brien
My Chemical Romance chronology
The Mad Gear and Missile Kid
(2010)
Conventional Weapons
(2013)
May Death Never Stop You
(2014)

Conventional Weapons is a compilation album by American rock band My Chemical Romance, comprising a set of five singles released between October 2012 and February 2013. The singles were compiled as a 7-inch vinyl box set released on February 5, 2013, through Reprise Records. 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 . Produced by Brendan O'Brien, it marked the band's final full-album release of studio material before their break-up from 2013 to 2019, as well as the band's final release to feature new material with drummer Bob Bryar.

Contents

Release

On September 14, 2012, Frank Iero announced the project through the band's official website. [1] [2] Conventional 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

All tracks are written by Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, and Mikey Way

Number One (released October 30, 2012)
No.TitleLength
1."Boy Division"2:55
2."Tomorrow's Money"3:16
Total length:6:13
Number Two (released November 23, 2012)
No.TitleLength
3."Ambulance [a] "3:52
4."Gun."3:39
Total length:7:45
Number Three (released December 18, 2012)
No.TitleLength
5."The World Is Ugly"4:54
6."The Light Behind Your Eyes"5:12
Total length:10:06
Number Four (released January 8, 2013)
No.TitleLength
7."Kiss the Ring"3:09
8."Make Room!!!!"3:42
Total length:6:51
Number Five (released February 5, 2013)
No.TitleLength
9."Surrender the Night"3:27
10."Burn Bright"4:17
Total length:7:44
Notes
  1. Stylized in all caps.

Personnel

My Chemical Romance
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