I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

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"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
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Single by My Chemical Romance
from the album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)
Recorded2004
Genre
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s) My Chemical Romance
Producer(s) Howard Benson
My Chemical Romance singles chronology
"Headfirst for Halos"
(2004)
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
(2004)
"Thank You for the Venom"
(2004)
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"
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" 

UK promotional CD

No.TitleLength
1."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (radio edit)3:08

UK CD1 and 7" vinyl

No.TitleLength
1."I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"3:09
2."Bury Me in Black" (demo)2:39

UK CD2

No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

Credits and personnel

Additional [15]

Charts

Chart (2004−2005)Peak
positions
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
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [25] 21

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [13] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
United StatesSeptember 12, 2004
  • Warner
  • Reprise
  • Eyeball
DVD PRODVD101434
United Kingdom
  • Reprise
  • Eyeball
CD PRO15076
September 13, 2004
  • W653CD
  • 9362427522
March 7, 2005 7" vinyl
  • W666
  • 5439160527
March 7, 2005CD
  • W666CD1
  • 5439160522
  • W666CD2
  • 9362427962
AustraliaMarch 28, 20059362427522
United KingdomNovember 7, 2005
  • W692CD1
  • 5439158692
  • W692CD2
  • 9362428672

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