Song · My Chemical Romance
“The Foundations of Decay” by My Chemical Romance
Released 2022
“The Foundations of Decay” by My Chemical Romance appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2022. It was first released in 2022. Its best result is #15 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #139 alternative song of 2022.
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My Chemical Romance broke eight years of recorded silence without warning: Reprise dropped "The Foundations of Decay" as a surprise single on May 12, 2022, the band's first release since "Fake Your Death" in 2014. All four members share the music credit, Gerard Way wrote the words and sings lead, and he produced it with guitarist Ray Toro and Doug McKean, with Jarrod Alexander on drums and Jamie Muhoberac on keyboards.
It's a shape-shifter that has been filed under progressive rock, gothic rock and post-hardcore, and Way's lyrics look back on the band's history and legacy, down to the September 11 attacks that brought it into being, with side trips into incorruptibility, canonization and misogyny. It went to number 1 on the UK Rock & Metal chart and opened every show of the Reunion Tour from then on.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022 | 91 |
| 2022 | 50.5 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | ALT 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2022 | 51 |
Also listed as: The Foundations Of Decay.
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