Helena (My Chemical Romance song)

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"Helena"
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Single by My Chemical Romance
from the album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and House of Wax: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedMarch 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)
Recorded2004
Genre
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s) My Chemical Romance
Producer(s)
My Chemical Romance singles chronology
"Thank You for the Venom"
(2004)
"Helena"
(2005)
"Under Pressure"
(2005)
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge track listing
13 tracks
  1. "Helena"
  2. "Give 'Em Hell Kid"
  3. "To the End"
  4. "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison"
  5. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
  6. "The Ghost of You"
  7. "The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You"
  8. "Interlude"
  9. "Thank You for the Venom"
  10. "Hang 'Em High"
  11. "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish"
  12. "Cemetery Drive"
  13. "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living"
UK promotional CD
No.TitleLength
1."Helena"3:22
UK CD and 7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Helena"3:22
2."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (live)3:37
UK DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Helena" (live video) 
2."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (video) 
Australian CD
No.TitleLength
1."Helena"3:22
2."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (live from Sessions@AOL)3:37
3."You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us In Prison" (live from Sessions@AOL)3:40
iTunes single
No.TitleLength
1."Helena" (live from the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey)4:14

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Helena"
Chart (2005)Peak
positions
Australia (ARIA) [17] 78
Germany (GfK) [18] 67
Ireland (IRMA) [19] 46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [20] 27
Scotland (OCC) [21] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [22] 20
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [23] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [24] 33
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [25] 11
US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [26] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [28] Gold500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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