Teenagers (song)

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That song almost didn't fit on the record but it's a topic that's so important to our culture. It's about a really big problem in America where kids are killing kids. The only thing I learned in high school is that people are very violent and territorial. [8]

Critical reception

A reviewer from NME wrote,

"Some bands go out of their way to do a song with a sound they're never bound to do, then release it as a single. They usually fail. My Chemical Romance tried a substantially different sound for this song, and it paid off. The message is simple, the chorus is catchy and Ray Toro's solo joins the chorus and bridge together so smoothly."

The song was rated 5 stars in both NME and AbsolutePunk.net.[ citation needed ]

The song was #25 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [9] This song was also #80 on MTV Asia 's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. [10] The single is certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA, 2× Platinum by the BPI, and Gold by the FIMI. [11] [12] [13]

Chart performance

The song entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at #2, before debuting at #87 on the Hot 100 the following week as the "Hot Shot" debut of the week, and peaked at #67. It has reached #23 on the Pop 100, and #13 on Modern Rock Tracks. It also debuted at #42 in the UK, and became the band's fourth straight top 20 hit from The Black Parade and their third top ten hit from the album, peaking at #9. It debuted at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video opens with an almost shot-for-shot tribute to the first scene of Pink Floyd's film The Wall . Further links to The Wall are seen when cheerleaders don gas masks in a similar manner to the masks worn by the teenaged and young adult fans in the film. [14]

The video was posted by the band via their YouTube channel on May 30, 2007. Sometime around November 1, 2007, the video passed the "Famous Last Words" video as the third most played video on the site. This version of the video cut out the word "shit". The MTV version differs from the YouTube version; notably the teenagers breaking in was cut out, as well as the words "gun", "shit", and "murder". [15] The video was featured on Total Request Live .

This video aired in New Zealand, which was also the first country in which The Black Parade reached number one. [16]

Equipment

Track listing

Version 1 (promotional CD)

"Teenagers"
MCRTeenagers.jpg
Single by My Chemical Romance
from the album The Black Parade
ReleasedJuly 9, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre
Length2:41
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
My Chemical Romance singles chronology
"I Don't Love You"
(2007)		"Teenagers"
(2007)		"Desolation Row"
(2009)
Additional cover
Teenagers Promo.jpg
Promotional cover
No.TitleLength
1."Teenagers" (radio edit)2:38 [17]

Version 2 (CD and 7" vinyl)

No.TitleLength
1."Teenagers"2:41
2."Dead!" (live from E-Werk in Berlin on October 14, 2006)3:16 [18]

Version 3 (7" vinyl)

No.TitleLength
1."Teenagers"2:41
2."Mama" (live from the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on March 22, 2007)5:00 [19]

Version 4 (CD)

No.TitleLength
1."Teenagers"2:41
2."Dead!" (live at E-Werk in Berlin on October 14, 2006)3:16
3."Mama" (live from the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on March 22, 2007)5:00 [20]

Version 5 (digital download)

No.TitleLength
1."Teenagers"2:41
2."Teenagers" (music video)2:51
3."I Don't Love You" (Video from AOL Sessions)3:57

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [13] Gold50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [11] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
CanadaJuly 9, 2007
United Kingdom
United States
AustraliaAugust 31, 2007
New Zealand
GermanySeptember 14, 2007

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