Famous Last Words

"Famous Last Words" is a song by American rock band My Chemical Romance. It was released as the band's second single on January 22, 2007 from their third studio album, The Black Parade. It is also the band's ninth overall single, and the final track on The Black Parade (if the hidden track "Blood" is not counted). The music video premiered on December 12, 2006 on MTV2 and on December 13, 2006 on the Much Music program, and on MuchOnDemand in Canada. In the United Kingdom and other territories, the single was released as a two-part square shaped vinyl picture disc. Part one came in a gatefold stickered clear sleeve, with a space to 'slot' part two into. Promotion "Famous Last Words" was released to radio on January 9, 2007. The video was officially premiered in the United States on the January 11 episode of Total Request Live, and debuted on the countdown the following Tuesday at No. 5, the band's highest TRL debut for a video. It went on to become their third No. 1 video on the countdown (following "Helena" and "The Ghost of You"). On March 26, 2007, the video retired at No. 5 on TRL. On March 12, 2007, they performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It was made available for download for the video game Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 on August 15, 2007, along with "Teenagers", and "This Is How I Disappear"; included with the game already was the song "Dead!". Chart performance "Famous Last Words" debuted at No. 68 on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone on January 14, 2007. It was physically released as a single on January 22. It climbed to No. 38 in its second week, still on downloads. "Famous Last Words" marked My Chemical Romance's second top 10 hit in the UK, reaching No. 8. On January 24, 2007, the video for "Famous Last Words" reached the No. 1 spot on TRL after a seven-day climb to the top from their debut at No. 5. In early February, the song debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at No. 93 before reaching its peak at No. 88.