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Wikipedia article


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| artist = My Chemical Romance

| album = Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

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| writer = My Chemical Romance

| producer = Howard Benson

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| next_title = Thank You for the Venom

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"'I'm Not Okay (I Promise)'" is the lead single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance's second studio album, 'Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" was released to radio on September 28, 2004. The song is also featured on the soundtrack of 'Burnout 3: Takedown'.

Reception and accolades



It reached number 86 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, and, in March 2005, number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also helped expand the band's fan base, and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. The cover art was redone in live action on the inside of the band's DVD 'Life on the Murder Scene'.

Music videos





The first music video version for the song features a montage of concert footage and the band's ordinary life in New Jersey. It was produced by Rafaela Monfradini and Greg Kaplan, who was also the director. It also features pictures of brothers, bassist Mikey Way and lead singer Gerard Way, when they were little kids and teenagers.

The second version music video depicts life inside a fictional American high school in the form of a mock movie trailer. The band appears as a group of outcast students who are repeatedly harassed by another group who are portrayed as popular kids. The band members then attempt to take on the popular kids and ultimately have a showdown in a hallway, with the band members armed with croquet mallets and the popular kids with lacrosse and hockey gear. It also has some clips expressing some emotions and clips of the band playing in a garage. The music video was directed by Marc Webb, and parts of it were filmed at Alexander Hamilton High School and Loyola High School in Los Angeles during August 2004. Greg Kaplan and Rafaelia Monfradini produced the video. The video started production on August 13, 2004. As of February 2022, the video has 90 million views on YouTube.

This version of the video was also named number one on Fuse's 25 Greatest Videos Countdown, beating out other videos such as "Basket Case" by Green Day and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.

Cover versions



Matt Pond PA recorded a cover of the song for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album 'Guilt by Association Vol. 2', which was released in November 2008. The song is a part of American musical duo Twenty One Pilots' setlist for their 2021 Takeover Tour.

Track listing



All tracks written by My Chemical Romance.

'US promotional DVD'

'UK promotional CD'

'UK CD1 and 7" vinyl'

'UK CD2'

'UK and Australian CD'

'UK re-release CD1 and iTunes single'

'UK re-release CD2'

Credits and personnel



*Gerard Way lead and backing vocals

*Ray Toro lead guitar

*Frank Iero rhythm guitar

*Mikey Way bass guitar

*Matt Pelissier drums

*Howard Benson keyboards

;Additional

*Produced by Howard Benson

*Mixed by Richard Costey and Simon Askew

*Engineered and recorded by Dan Wise

*Written by My Chemical Romance

Charts



Certifications



Release history



References




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