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“Famous Last Words” by My Chemical Romance
From the album The Black Parade (2006)
“Famous Last Words” by My Chemical Romance appears on 23 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2006 and 2014. It was first released in 2006 on the album The Black Parade. Its best result is #5 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 2007, #4,043 alternative song of all time and #423 of the '00s.
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"Famous Last Words" closes The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance's 2006 album, and went out as its second single on January 22, 2007. It began life as "The Saddest Music in the World", written by the band after Mikey Way stepped away from the album's writing sessions to deal with his mental health. Gerard Way's first lyrics took aim at Mikey for leaving; by the end the song had widened into a pep talk for the whole band, about hanging on and living while you can.
It rips: an upbeat blast of hard rock, emo and pop, with Chris Lord-Alge mixing and Rob Cavallo producing alongside the band. The video, shot right after the one for "Welcome to the Black Parade", has them playing on while the set goes up in flames. It topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart, reached number 8 on the UK singles chart, and is still hailed as one of their finest moments.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1590 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1713 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1723 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 163 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2010 | 1647 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1711 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1763 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1823 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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