Editing Desolation Row (section)

=== My Chemical Romance ===
{{Infobox song
| name       = Desolation Row
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[My Chemical Romance]]
| album      = [[Watchmen: Music from the Motion Picture]]
| released   = {{Start date|2009|01|26}}
| recorded   = 2008
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Punk rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Chemical Romance "Desolation Row" |url=http://www.mtvu.com/music/music-blog/my-chemical-romance-one-of-the-best-punk-bands-in-the-business/publisher=MTVU |website=MTVU |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717212939/https://www.mtv.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| length     = 3:01
| label      = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]], [[Warner Sunset Records|Warne Sunset]]
| writer     = [[Bob Dylan]]
| producer   = My Chemical Romance
| prev_title = [[Teenagers (song)|Teenagers]]
| prev_year  = 2007
| next_title = [[Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)]]
| next_year  = 2010
}}

[[My Chemical Romance]] recorded a cover of "Desolation Row"<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Chemical Romance video for Desolation Row |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9VaVukLtfg |access-date=June 28, 2009 |publisher=Youtube |archive-date=June 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626074029/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9VaVukLtfg |url-status=live}}</ref> for the 2009 soundtrack of the film ''[[Watchmen (2009 film)|Watchmen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Chemical Romance Release Bob Dylan Cover Next Month |url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/01/my_chemical_romance_release_bo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821035020/http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/01/my_chemical_romance_release_bo.html |archive-date=August 21, 2009 |access-date=June 16, 2009 |publisher=Kerrang}}</ref> The song peaked at number 20 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] in March 2009.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Artist Chart History – My Chemical Romance |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=my chemical romance |chart=all}} |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 16, 2009}}</ref> The first chapter of [[Watchmen|the comic on which the film is based]] ("At Midnight All the Agents") takes its name from a line in the song. This line is also quoted at the end of the chapter.

The music video for My Chemical Romance's version was directed by [[Zack Snyder]], who also directed the ''Watchmen'' film and, as a result, features similar effects to that of the film, though no actual footage of the film appears. It features the band playing in an old-school punk arena, with visual similarities to the "Pale Horse" concert referenced in the graphic novel. The show is sold out yet more fans want in. A riot ensues as the band plays. The police arrive but are powerless to control the crowd in the venue and outside. A SWAT team arrives, arrests the band, and disperses the rioters.

Throughout the video, multiple elements of ''Watchmen'' imagery are seen, such as [[Rorschach (character)|Rorschach]]'s mask and [[Comedian (character)|The Comedian]]'s smiley face button. The pink elephant balloon from both the comic and the film is also seen at the beginning of the video.

The band also are shown playing punk-esque instruments such as a [[Fender Stratocaster]], [[Epiphone Les Paul]], and [[Fender Precision Bass]], all finished in black and covered in spray paint, warnings, etc.

The song marks the last music video appearance of [[Bob Bryar]] before his departure from the band in 2010, although he would be featured again in the songs of the ''[[Conventional Weapons]]'' compilation album.

==== Charts ====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for "Desolation Row"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (2009)
! scope="col" | Peak<br /> position
|-
! scope="row" |Canadian Digital Song Sales (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=My Chemical Romance Chart History: Canadian Digital Songs Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/my-chemical-romance/chart-history/cns/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|69
|-
! scope="row"| Japan ([[Japan Hot 100]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of March 18, 2009 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=03&day=23 |website=[[Billboard Japan]] |language=ja |access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 52
|-
! scope="row"| [[Mexico Airplay]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=My Chemical Romance Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/my-chemical-romance/chart-history/min/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 22
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|18|date=20090215|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2025}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|52|date=20090215|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2025}}
|-
{{single chart|UKrock|1|date=20090215|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|20|artist=My Chemical Romance|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|7|artist=My Chemical Romance|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 20, 2021}}
|}