Teenagers (2:41)
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“Teenagers” is the fourth single and the eleventh track from My Chemical Romance’s third studio album, The Black Parade. It is the third U.S. single from the album, but it is the fourth single released in the UK, the Philippines, Australia and Canada. This song is the band’s eleventh overall single. It was made available for download for the Xbox 360’s Guitar Hero II game on August 15, 2007, along with “Famous Last Words”, and “This Is How I Disappear”, adding to their song shipped with the game, “Dead!”.
Gerard Way is quoted as saying that he wrote the song after finding himself in a New York subway car full of high schoolers: “That was the first time I felt old…I was nervous and I was a target. I felt like I had become a parent figure or part of the problem.”
About the relationship between the song and concerns about gun violence, Way said:
“That song almost didn’t fit on the record but it’s a topic that’s so important to our culture. It’s about a really big problem in America where kids are killing kids. The only thing I learned in high school is that people are very violent and territorial.”
This song was #25 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. This song was also #80 on MTV Asia’s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. It uses the beat from the song Bang a Gong (Get It On) by the band T Rex. The single is certified Gold by the RIAA.
Gerard Way is quoted as saying that he wrote the song after finding himself in a New York subway car full of high schoolers: “That was the first time I felt old…I was nervous and I was a target. I felt like I had become a parent figure or part of the problem.”
About the relationship between the song and concerns about gun violence, Way said:
“That song almost didn’t fit on the record but it’s a topic that’s so important to our culture. It’s about a really big problem in America where kids are killing kids. The only thing I learned in high school is that people are very violent and territorial.”
This song was #25 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. This song was also #80 on MTV Asia’s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. It uses the beat from the song Bang a Gong (Get It On) by the band T Rex. The single is certified Gold by the RIAA.
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justbornawsome wrote:
what i do
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jojo-girl wrote:
ROCK ON !!
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masuhit0 wrote:
this song ROCKS!!!
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missmassie wrote:
this song is GREAT !!
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SupahShadow wrote:
This song sucks... it really does
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SamuelEllmer wrote:
MEH.
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PancakeVSWaffle wrote:
Amazing song.......... :-)
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gladsad89 wrote:
The melody and beat to this is incredible. And it's pretty truthful as well. <3
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Noobstruction wrote:
I love this song... so cynical ... but I really think it says something about teenagers today, their cruelty to everyone vs all the personal emotional conflicts they go thru
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Baseballpunt wrote:
What is up with everyone declaring Arrays? Quote: "dont care too much for MCR, but i really like this song. [2]"
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fetishkitten wrote:
Sadly this is the best song on the album, we needs to get back to the awesome epicness that is Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
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molsch wrote:
dont care too much for MCR, but i really like this song. [2]
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stevie_rules wrote:
such a happy song
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brianderemer wrote:
dont care too much for MCR, but i really like this song.
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ellexoxo wrote:
cute
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Echoes917 wrote:
Teenagers scare the living shit out of me...truer words have never been sung.
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dartmonkey wrote:
i love this!! XD
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Dragoonz1993 wrote:
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this song ^_^
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ajjMonique wrote:
this 's amazing song ! <333 love ! ;dd
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AceVampire wrote:
I never get sick of this song, no matter how many times I hear it!
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