"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" | ||||
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Single by My Chemical Romance | ||||
from the album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge | ||||
Released | September 13, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
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Length | 3:08 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | My Chemical Romance | |||
Producer(s) | Howard Benson | |||
My Chemical Romance singles chronology | ||||
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Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge track listing | ||||
13 tracks
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Music video | ||||
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (Dialogue/MTV Version) on YouTube |
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" is the lead single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance's second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge . "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" was released to radio on September 28,2004. [9] The song is also featured on the soundtrack of Burnout 3:Takedown . [10]
It reached number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100, [11] [12] and,in March 2005,number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also helped expand the band's fan base,and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. [13] It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. [14] The cover art was redone in live action on the inside of the band's DVD Life on the Murder Scene .
The first music video version for the song features a montage of concert footage and the band's ordinary life in New Jersey. It was produced by Rafaela Monfradini and Greg Kaplan,who was also the director. It also features pictures of brothers,bassist Mikey Way and lead singer Gerard Way,when they were little kids and teenagers.
The second version music video depicts life inside a fictional American high school in the form of a mock movie trailer. The band appears as a group of outcast students who are repeatedly harassed by another group who are portrayed as popular kids. The band members then attempt to take on the popular kids and ultimately have a showdown in a hallway,with the band members armed with croquet mallets and the popular kids with lacrosse and hockey gear. It also has some clips expressing some emotions and clips of the band playing in a garage. The music video was directed by Marc Webb,and parts of it were filmed at Alexander Hamilton High School and Loyola High School in Los Angeles during August 2004. [15] Greg Kaplan and Rafaelia Monfradini produced the video. [15] The video started production on August 13,2004. [16] As of May 2023,the video has 106 million views on YouTube.
This version of the video was also named number one on Fuse's 25 Greatest Videos Countdown,beating out other videos such as "Basket Case" by Green Day and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.
Matt Pond PA recorded a cover of the song for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. 2 ,which was released in November 2008. [17] The song is a part of American musical duo Twenty One Pilots' setlist for their 2021 Takeover Tour.
All tracks written by My Chemical Romance.
US promotional DVD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" |
UK promotional CD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (radio edit) | 3:08 |
UK CD1 and 7" vinyl
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" | 3:09 |
2. | "Bury Me in Black" (demo) | 2:39 |
UK CD2
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" | 3:09 |
2. | "Bury Me in Black" (demo) | 2:37 |
3. | "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live) | 2:51 |
4. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (video) |
UK and Australian CD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" | 3:09 |
2. | "Bury Me in Black" (demo) | 2:39 |
3. | "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live) | 2:51 |
UK re-release CD1 and iTunes single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" | 3:07 |
2. | "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live from BBC Radio 1 Lock Up session) | 3:30 |
UK re-release CD2
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" | 3:09 |
2. | "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live from BBC Radio 1 Lock Up session) | 3:30 |
3. | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (live from MTV $2 Bill) | 3:24 |
Chart (2004−2005) | Peak positions |
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Australia (ARIA) [18] | 65 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [19] | 38 |
Scotland (OCC) [20] | 23 |
UK Singles (OCC) [21] | 19 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [22] | 9 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [23] | 86 |
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [24] | 4 |
US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [11] | 64 |
Chart (2019) | Peak positions |
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US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [25] | 21 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [26] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [13] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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United States | September 12, 2004 |
| DVD | PRODVD101434 |
United Kingdom |
| CD | PRO15076 | |
September 13, 2004 |
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March 7, 2005 | 7" vinyl |
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March 7, 2005 | CD |
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Australia | March 28, 2005 | 9362427522 | ||
United Kingdom | November 7, 2005 |
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