May Death Never Stop You

May Death Never Stop You
Greatest hits album by My Chemical Romance
Released	March 25, 2014
Recorded	2002–2012
Genre	Alternative rock emo pop-punk post-hardcore punk rock
Length	73:20
Label	Reprise
Producer	Rob Cavallo Doug McKean My Chemical Romance Geoff Rickly Alex Saavedra Howard Benson
My Chemical Romance chronology
Conventional Weapons (2013) May Death Never Stop You (2014) The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts (2016)
Singles from May Death Never Stop You : The Greatest Hits 2001–2013
"Fake Your Death" Released: February 17, 2014[1]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[5]
PopMatters	[4]

May Death Never Stop You (or May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits 2001–2013) is the first greatest hits compilation album by My Chemical Romance, spanning the band's entire career up to that point. It is the only album to feature keyboardist James Dewees as an official member of the band, playing on the album's lead single, "Fake Your Death."

Background

On March 22, 2013, My Chemical Romance announced their break-up on their official website,^[6][7] issuing this statement:

Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We've gotten to go places we never knew we would. We've been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We've shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.

Gerard Way posted an extended tweet on his Twitter account two days after the website announcement, where he confirmed the disbanding of the group but denied that altercations between band members was the reason for the split.^[8]

On March 25, 2014, the band released May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits 2001–2013, a greatest hits album containing material spanning their entire career, as well as some previously unreleased material.^[9]

On March 25, we will be releasing a greatest hits album entitled May Death Never Stop You. The title is fitting, because as sad as it was to say goodbye to the band, we look at this collection as a celebration of our best songs, and hope the memory of them continues to bring joy to you all as they have for us. The album also includes some previously unreleased material, including the infamous "Attic Demos," and one of the last songs we worked on in the studio together.^[10]

On November 29, 2013, Way posted a picture of the completed album cover on his Twitter account. On the same platform and date, Way subsequently responded to a fan's inquiry about the cover's depiction and mentioned that the statue depicted on the album cover is a composite of all the faces of My Chemical Romance band members.^[11] In addition, the statue features many references to the band's history, including bullet holes reminiscing I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love and the uniform jacket referring to The Black Parade.

Release

May Death Never Stop You was released on March 25, 2014. Pre-orders became available through My Chemical Romance's official website on January 21, 2014.^[12] The unreleased track "Fake Your Death" was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 17, 2014, and was then available digitally via iTunes straight after.

Track listing

Personnel

Band members

• Bob Bryar – drums, percussion (on tracks 8–12)
• James Dewees – keyboards (on track 1)
• Frank Iero – guitars, backing vocals (on tracks 1–2, 4–16)
• Matt Pelissier – drums, percussion (on tracks 2–7, 17–19)
• Ray Toro – guitars, backing vocals; bass guitar (on track 9)
• Gerard Way – lead vocals
• Mikey Way – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Jarrod Alexander – drums, percussion (on track 1)
• John Miceli – drums, percussion (on tracks 13–16)
• Rob Cavallo – acoustic piano (on tracks 8–12)
• Howard Benson – 1958 Hammond B3 (on tracks 4–7)
• Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (on tracks 8–16); B3 organ, synthesizers, Wurlitzer (on tracks 8–12)
• Bert McCracken – additional vocals (on track 5)
• Renat – additional vocals (on track 7)
• Liza Minnelli – additional vocals (on track 10)

Production

• Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC – mastering

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

• May Death Never Stop You at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

This page was last edited on 7 January 2024, at 19:51