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Conventional Weapons
Conventional Weapons
Compilation album by My Chemical Romance
Released	February 5, 2013
Recorded	2009
Length	38:26
Label	Reprise
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
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Conventional Weapons is a compilation album by American rock band My Chemical Romance, comprising a set of five singles released between October 2012 and February 2013. The singles were compiled as a 7-inch vinyl box set released on February 5, 2013, through Reprise Records. The album consists of ten unreleased songs that were recorded in 2009, prior to the making of the band's fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Produced by Brendan O'Brien, it marked the band's final full-album release of studio material before their break-up from 2013 to 2019, as well as the band's final release to feature new material with drummer Bob Bryar.

Release

On September 14, 2012, Frank Iero announced the project through the band's official website.^[1]^[2] Conventional Weapons was released as a series of five colored double A-side singles accompanied by digital downloads. Each release was made available for individual purchase, but all five were also offered collectively as part of a limited-edition box set available for pre-order through the official My Chemical Romance online store. The 7-inch vinyl singles were packaged in five different picture sleeves each depicting a different type of weapon. The final single, Number Five, was shipped along with a box to house all five individual releases, along with an exclusive poster. All singles were pressed in a different color of vinyl.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, and Mikey Way

*Number One* (released October 30, 2012)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boy Division"	2:55
2.	"Tomorrow's Money"	3:16
Total length:		6:13

*Number Two* (released November 23, 2012)
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Ambulance"	3:52
4.	"Gun."	3:39
Total length:		7:45

*Number Three* (released December 18, 2012)
No.	Title	Length
5.	"The World Is Ugly"	4:54
6.	"The Light Behind Your Eyes"	5:12
Total length:		10:06

*Number Four* (released January 8, 2013)
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Kiss the Ring"	3:09
8.	"Make Room!!!!"	3:42
Total length:		6:51

*Number Five* (released February 5, 2013)
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Surrender the Night"	3:27
10.	"Burn Bright"	4:17
Total length:		7:44

Personnel

My Chemical Romance

Gerard Way - lead vocals
Frank Iero – guitars, backing vocals
Ray Toro – guitars, backing vocals
Mikey Way – bass guitar
Bob Bryar – drums

Additional

Rich Costey – audio mixing
Brendan O'Brien – production
Matt "Varnish" Taylor – art and design

References

^ Tim, Cashmere. "My Chemical Romance Announces Conventional Weapons". Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
^ "My Chemical Romance to release 10 new songs over the next five months". NME. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

External links

Official website of the band

[1] Tim, Cashmere. "My Chemical Romance Announces Conventional Weapons". Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.

[NME-2] "My Chemical Romance to release 10 new songs over the next five months". NME. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

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+'''''Conventional Weapons''''' is a compilation album by American rock band [[My Chemical Romance]], comprising a set of five [[Single (music)|singles]] released between October 2012 and February 2013. The singles were compiled as a 7-inch vinyl box set released on February 5, 2013, through [[Reprise Records]]. The album consists of ten unreleased songs that were recorded in 2009, prior to the making of the band's fourth studio album, ''[[Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys]]''. Produced by [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]], it marked the band's final full-album release of studio material before their break-up from 2013 to 2019, as well as the band's final release to feature new material with drummer [[Bob Bryar]].
-== Background ==
-On September 14, 2012, Frank Iero announced the project through the band's official website.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tim |first=Cashmere |title=My Chemical Romance Announces Conventional Weapons |url=http://www.mychemicalromance.com/blog/frank/conventional-weapons/ |access-date=14 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916183638/http://www.mychemicalromance.com/blog/frank/conventional-weapons/?cmpid=20120914%2Fmcr%2Ffb%2Fcwannounce%2Fnews |archive-date=16 September 2012 }}</ref><ref name="NME">{{Cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/66155 |title=My Chemical Romance to release 10 new songs over the next five months |work=[[NME]] |date=2012-09-17 |access-date=2012-11-03}}</ref> The album consists of ten unreleased songs that were recorded in 2009, prior to the making of the band's fourth studio album, ''[[Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys]]''.
 == Release ==
-''Conventional Weapons'' was released as a series of five colored double [[A-side]] singles accompanied by digital downloads. Each release was made available for individual purchase, but all five were also offered collectively as part of a limited-edition box set available for pre-order through the official My Chemical Romance online store. The 7-inch vinyl singles were packaged in five different [[Record sleeve|picture sleeves]] each depicting a different type of weapon. The final single, ''Number Five'', was shipped along with a box to house all five individual releases, along with an exclusive poster. All singles were pressed in a different color of vinyl.
+On September 14, 2012, Frank Iero announced the project through the band's official website.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tim |first=Cashmere |title=My Chemical Romance Announces Conventional Weapons |url=http://www.mychemicalromance.com/blog/frank/conventional-weapons/ |access-date=14 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916183638/http://www.mychemicalromance.com/blog/frank/conventional-weapons/?cmpid=20120914%2Fmcr%2Ffb%2Fcwannounce%2Fnews |archive-date=16 September 2012 }}</ref><ref name="NME">{{Cite news |url=http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/66155 |title=My Chemical Romance to release 10 new songs over the next five months |work=[[NME]] |date=2012-09-17 |access-date=2012-11-03}}</ref> ''Conventional Weapons'' was released as a series of five colored double [[A-side]] singles accompanied by digital downloads. Each release was made available for individual purchase, but all five were also offered collectively as part of a limited-edition box set available for pre-order through the official My Chemical Romance online store. The 7-inch vinyl singles were packaged in five different [[Record sleeve|picture sleeves]] each depicting a different type of weapon. The final single, ''Number Five'', was shipped along with a box to house all five individual releases, along with an exclusive poster. All singles were pressed in a different color of vinyl.
 ==Track listing==
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 | all_writing     = [[Bob Bryar]], [[Frank Iero]], [[Ray Toro]], [[Gerard Way]], and [[Mikey Way]]
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 | total_length    = 6:13
 | title1          = Boy Division
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-| headline        = ''Number Two''
+| headline        = ''Number Two'' (released November 23, 2012)
 | total_length    = 7:45
-| title3          = AMBULANCE
+| title3          = Ambulance
 | length3         = 3:52
 | title4          = Gun.
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-| headline        = ''Number Three''
+| headline        = ''Number Three'' (released December 18, 2012)
 | total_length    = 10:06
 | title5          = The World Is Ugly
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 {{track listing
-| headline        = ''Number Four''
+| headline        = ''Number Four'' (released January 8, 2013)
 | total_length    = 6:51
 | title7          = Kiss the Ring
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 {{track listing
-| headline        = ''Number Five''
+| headline        = ''Number Five'' (released February 5, 2013)
 | total_length    = 7:44
 | title9          = Surrender the Night
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 == Personnel ==
 ;My Chemical Romance
-* [[Gerard Way]]&nbsp;- [[Singing|lead vocals]]
+* [[Gerard Way]]&nbsp;- lead vocals
-* [[Frank Iero]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]]s, [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
+* [[Frank Iero]]&nbsp;– guitars, backing vocals
 * [[Ray Toro]]&nbsp;– guitars, backing vocals
-* [[Mikey Way]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
+* [[Mikey Way]]&nbsp;– bass guitar
-* [[Bob Bryar]] - [[drums]]
+* [[Bob Bryar]] – drums
 ;Additional

v t e My Chemical Romance
Gerard Way Ray Toro Mikey Way Frank Iero Bob Bryar James Dewees
Studio albums	I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge The Black Parade Living with Ghosts Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
Compilation albums	Conventional Weapons May Death Never Stop You
Video albums	Life on the Murder Scene The Black Parade Is Dead! ¡Venganza!
EPs	The Mad Gear and Missile Kid
Singles	"Vampires Will Never Hurt You" "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us" "Headfirst for Halos" "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" "Thank You for the Venom" "Helena" "Under Pressure" "The Ghost of You" "Welcome to the Black Parade" "Famous Last Words" "I Don't Love You" "Teenagers" "Desolation Row" "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" "The Only Hope for Me Is You" "Sing" "Planetary (Go!)" "The Foundations of Decay"
Other songs	"Cancer" "Dead!" "Disenchanted" "Mama"
Tours	Projekt Revolution The World Contamination Tour 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour Reunion Tour Long Live The Black Parade
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards and nominations Pencey Prep Leathermouth Death Spells The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
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