Album · Compilation
May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits 2001–2013
May Death Never Stop You is a career-spanning compilation from My Chemical Romance, released on 25 March 2014 through Reprise Records. It gathers 19 songs recorded between 2001 and 2013, mixing the band's biggest singles with album tracks that fans have long held dear. It arrived after the American group announced their breakup in 2013, so it works as a closing statement on their story, which runs from I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in 2002 through Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.
The extras are what set it apart from a standard round-up. "Fake Your Death" is a previously unreleased song, issued as a single on 17 February and the last thing the band made before splitting. Three demos are included too. Critics generally welcomed it as a good overview of the band's history, though some questioned the track selection. It charted in several countries and later went platinum in the UK and gold in New Zealand.
May Death Never Stop You: The Greatest Hits 2001–2013: tracklist, credits and charts
19 tracks · 1:13:55Tracklist
- 1Fake Your Death3:23
- 2Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough for the Two of UsIero, Pelissier, Toro, Way, Way3:55
- 3Vampires Will Never Hurt YouIero, Pelissier, Toro, Way, Way5:28
- 4HelenaIero, Pelissier, Toro, Way, Way3:28
- 5You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in PrisonIero, Pelissier, Toro, Way, Way2:57
- 6I’m Not Okay (I Promise)Iero, Pelissier, Toro, Way, Way3:09
- 7The Ghost of You3:59
- 8Welcome to the Black ParadeBryar, Iero, Romance, Toro, Way, Way5:16
- 9CancerBryar, Iero, Romance, Toro, Way, Way2:27
- 10MamaMy Chemical Romance4:41
- 11TeenagersBryar, Iero, Romance, Toro, Way, Way2:44
- 12Famous Last WordsBryar, Iero, Toro, Way, Way5:02
- 13Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)Bryar, Iero, Toro, Way, Way3:28
- 14SingIero, Toro, Way, Way4:33
- 15Planetary (Go!)Iero, Toro, Way, Way4:09
- 16The Kids From YesterdayIero, Toro, Way, Way5:28
- 17Skylines and Turnstiles (demo)Iero, Pelissier, Toro, Way, Way3:32
- 18Knives / Sorrow (demo)2:16
- 19Cubicles (demo)Iero, Pelissier, Toro, Way, Way4:00
- Produced by
- Geoff Rickly, Alex Saavedra, Howard Benson, Rob Cavallo, My Chemical Romance, Doug McKean
- Recorded at
- Nada Recording, Eldorado Recording Studios, Lightning Sound Studios
- Recorded
- May 2002 – August 2006
- Mixed by
- John Naclerio, Rich Costey, Howard Benson, Chris Lord‐Alge
- Mixed at
- Nada Recording, Resonate Music, Mix LA
- Engineered by
- John Naclerio, Mike Plotnikoff, Doug McKean
- Labels
- Reprise Records, Reprise
- Length
- 1:13:55
Line-up
- Frank Iero · guitar, vocals
- Mikey Way · bass guitar, electric bass guitar
- Gerard Way · lead vocals, vocals
- Matt Pelissier · drums (drum set), membranophone
- Ray Toro · electric guitar, guitar
- Bert McCracken · vocals · guest
- Bob Bryar · drums (drum set), membranophone
- Cheech Iero · guest
Singles
- “Fake Your Death” · 17 February 2014
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2014 | 9 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2014 | 15 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2014 | 1 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2014 | 2 |
| US Alternative · 2014 | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2014 | 2 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2014 | 11 |
| Irish Albums · 2014 | 13 |
| US Tastemaker · 2014 | 16 |
| Scottish Albums · 2014 | 17 |
All 19 charts
| New Zealand Albums · 2014 | 22 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) · 2014 | 25 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) · 2014 | 29 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2014 | 37 |
| Polish Albums · 2014 | 37 |
| Spanish Albums · 2014 | 61 |
| German Albums · 2014 | 66 |
| Italian Albums · 2014 | 67 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2014 | 147 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| New Zealand · 2020 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2023 | Platinum |
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59.6
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
471
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45k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2014-03-21 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 March 2014 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 March 2014 | |
| Wikidata | 25 March 2014 | |
| US release | 25 March 2014 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 25 March 2014 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ZA | Reprise Records | 6001212465902 | other |
| 21 March 2014 | — | Reprise Records | 093624938354 | original |
| 21 March 2014 | XW | Reprise Records | 093624938330 | original |
| 25 March 2014 | XE | Reprise Records | 093624940487 | other |
| 25 March 2014 | US | Reprise Records | 093624940487 | other |
| 25 March 2014 | US | Reprise Records | 093624926191 | other |
| 25 March 2014 | BH | Reprise Records | 093624938347 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |