Editing Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

{{Infobox album
| name         = Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[My Chemical Romance]]
| cover        = Three cheers clean.jpg
| alt          = A man and a woman facing each other, with blood on their skin.
| released     = {{start date|2004|6|8}}
| recorded     = October 2003 – February 2004
| studio       = {{plainlist|
* Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village
* Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, California
}}
| genre        = 
* [[Emo]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[pop-punk]]
* [[post-hardcore]]
* [[punk rock]]
| length       = 39:36
| label        = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
| producer     = [[Howard Benson]]
| prev_title   = [[I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love]]
| prev_year    = 2002
| next_title   = [[Life on the Murder Scene]]
| next_year    = 2006
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[I'm Not Okay (I Promise)]]
 | single1date = September 28, 2004
 | single2     = [[Helena (song)|Helena]]
 | single2date = March 8, 2005
 | single3     = [[The Ghost of You]]
 | single3date = August 29, 2005
}}
}}

'''''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge''''' (often shortened to '''''Three Cheers''''' or '''''Revenge''''')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCUEY8rgPE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/xrCUEY8rgPE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=My Chemical Romance: Question and Answer Interview|time=8:50|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> is the second studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[My Chemical Romance]], released on June 8, 2004, by [[Reprise Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Miller|first=Kirk|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-20040708|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=8 July 2004|access-date=7 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Contactmusic">{{cite web|title=My Chemical Romance|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/my-chemical-romance|website=[[Contactmusic.com]]|access-date=7 April 2015|quote=My Chemical Romance signed with Reprise in 2003. After a major tour with Avenged Sevenfold, the band started to work on their second album. The album went platinum in less than a year.}}</ref> With this album, the band produced a more polished sound than that of their 2002 debut ''[[I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love]]''.<ref name="Zemler">{{cite web|last=Zemler|first=Emily|title=My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/threecheersforsweetrevenge|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|access-date=April 7, 2015|date=June 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323012108/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/threecheersforsweetrevenge|archive-date=March 23, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the band's first release to feature rhythm guitarist [[Frank Iero]] on all tracks, as well as the final release to feature drummer Matt Pelissier, who would later be replaced by [[Bob Bryar]].<ref name="RollingStoneBiographyMCR">{{cite magazine|author1=Joel Hoard|title=My Chemical Romance Biography|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/my-chemical-romance/biography|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=12 April 2015|quote=On the strength of tracks like the pummeling 9–11 lament "Skylines and Turnstiles," the band quickly signed with Reprise Records. 2004's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (Number 28) went platinum and featured singles "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (Number 86, 2004) and "Helena" (Number 33, 2005). Pelissier left the band shortly after the release of Three Cheers and was replaced by Bob Bryar, a sound tech for the Used.}}</ref>

The album received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success for both the band and the Reprise label.<ref name="Billboard Martens">{{cite magazine|last=Martens|first=Todd|title=Up from the Underground: Expensive Spectacle and Innovative Viral Marketing Help My Chemical Romance Graduate from Internet Buzz to Platinum Stardom|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issue=41|page=26|date=14 October 2006|volume=118}}</ref> The record produced three singles—"[[I'm Not Okay (I Promise)]]", "[[Helena (My Chemical Romance song)|Helena]]", and "[[The Ghost of You]]".<ref name="Zemler" />{{Failed verification|date=January 2025}} It was certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) less than a year after its release,<ref name="Contactmusic"/> and has sold over three million copies in the United States.<ref name="Billboard Martens"/> Em Casalena of ''[[American Songwriter]]'' stated that the album is "essential listening" for 2000s emo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casalena |first=Em |date=2024-12-06 |title=4 Albums That Defined the Emo Scene of the 2000s |url=https://americansongwriter.com/4-albums-that-defined-the-emo-scene-of-the-2000s/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref>

Announced in April 2025, a "deluxe edition" of the album—featuring all of the original tracks remixed and four new, previously unreleased live records—was announced, and is set to release on June 6, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-11 |title=MCR announce remixed and remastered Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-deluxe-edition-june-6-remixed-remastered |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref>

==Music and lyrical themes==
Musically, ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'' has been described as [[emo]],<ref name="Suzy Exposito rollingstone">{{cite magazine|first=Suzy|last=Exposito|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/my-chemical-romance-reunion-show-los-angeles-928097/|title=My Chemical Romance Marches On Again at Los Angeles Reunion Show|magazine=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|date=December 21, 2019|access-date=March 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128024949/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/my-chemical-romance-reunion-show-los-angeles-928097/|archive-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Joe Bosso guitarworld">{{cite magazine|first=Joe|last=Bosso|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/my-chemical-romance-interview-and-talk-danger-days|title=My Chemical Romance interview and talk 'Danger Days'|magazine=[[Guitar World]]|date=May 4, 2011|access-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122355/http://www.guitarworld.com/my-chemical-romance-interview-and-talk-danger-days|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name="Joe Bosso guitarworld"/> [[pop punk]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Winston|last=Robbins|url=https://consequence.net/2010/10/dusting-em-off-my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge/|title=Dusting 'Em Off: My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=October 16, 2010|access-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416030036/https://consequence.net/2010/10/dusting-em-off-my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge/|archive-date=April 16, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[post-hardcore]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Montesinos-Donaghy|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/5735/the-umbrella-academy-1-review|title=The Umbrella Academy #1 review|work=Den of Geek|date=October 10, 2007|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713030541/http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/5735/the-umbrella-academy-1-review|archive-date=July 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[punk rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Terry|last=Bezer|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/my-chemical-romances-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-the-best-alternative-album-of-the-century-so-far|title=My Chemical Romance's Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge: The best alternative album of the century so far?|work=Louder Sound|date=June 29, 2022|access-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119041504/https://www.loudersound.com/features/my-chemical-romances-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-the-best-alternative-album-of-the-century-so-far|archive-date=January 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[pop rock]].<ref name="Arielle Gordon pitchfork">{{cite web|first=Arielle|last=Gordon|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge/|title=My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=December 8, 2019|access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208063945/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge/|archive-date=December 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> While ''[[I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love]]'' was considered "a particularly strident entry in that shifty genre of bands tortuously slamming together elements of emo, hardcore, and even metal",<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-mw0000738265|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge – My Chemical Romance – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic|author=Johnny Loftus|work=AllMusic|access-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref> ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'' "both showcased their songwriting skills and gave them much-deserved attention".<ref name="Zemler"/> Moving away from the "[[screamo]] parts"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=2354|title=Melodic Net - My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for sweet revenge|website=www.melodic.net|access-date=2013-08-25|archive-date=2018-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809121749/http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=2354|url-status=dead}}</ref> and "the more complicated structures"<ref name="stylusmagazine.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/my-chemical-romance/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge.htm|title=My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge – Review – Stylus Magazine|work=Stylus Magazine|access-date=26 April 2015|archive-date=31 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331084919/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/my-chemical-romance/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> of their first record in favor of a sound that "skirts the line between pop punk and edgy, theatrical, emo"<ref name="Zemler"/> while being "strongly influenced by [[hardcore punk]]",<ref name="stylusmagazine.com"/> ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'' has been variously compared to [[Misfits (band)|The Misfits]],<ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite web|author=Kirk Miller |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-20040708 |title=Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge – Rolling Stone |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date=2004-07-08 |access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> [[AFI (band)|AFI]],<ref name="allmusic.com"/> and [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]].<ref name="allmusic.com"/>

Lead singer [[Gerard Way]] has referred to the first single "[[I'm Not Okay (I Promise)]]" as a "self-help pop song"<ref name="mtv.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_chemical_romance/news_feature_022805/ |title=MTVNews.com: My Chemical Romance: They're Okay (Promise) |website=www.mtv.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050303033306/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_chemical_romance/news_feature_022805/ |archive-date=3 March 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> while also being called "a surging piece of emo-pop with a hook as ridiculously catchy as it was ridiculous"<ref name="AllMusic-BP">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-black-parade-mw0000563300 |title=''The Black Parade'' – My Chemical Romance |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 2, 2008 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903033231/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-black-parade-mw0000563300 |archive-date=September 3, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and a "moving anthem for the young and depressed"<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/my-chemical-romance/albumguide|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112063444/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/my-chemical-romance/albumguide|archive-date=2013-11-12|title=My Chemical Romance|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> by [[AllMusic]] and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' respectively. This single went on to be nominated for the ''Kerrang!'' award for best single<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Green-Day-And-System-Of-A-Down-Tops-The-Kerrang-Awards-2005-Nominations-6167.shtml |title=Green Day and System of a Down Tops the Kerrang! Awards 2005 Nominations - Softpedia |access-date=2011-12-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025205957/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Green-Day-And-System-Of-A-Down-Tops-The-Kerrang-Awards-2005-Nominations-6167.shtml |archive-date=2012-10-25}}</ref> and reached number 86 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Hot 100"/>

The album opener and second single "[[Helena (song)|Helena]]" has been referred to as an "album-highlight and smash-hit". Gerard has claimed that the song "shaped what the album is about" and "revealed their dark side" in comparison to the first single.<ref name="mtv.com"/> Its lyrics mourn the loss of Gerard and Mikey's grandmother,<ref name="mtv.com"/> Elena Lee Rush, and was their first entry into the top 40.<ref name="Hot 100"/>

===Album concept===

According to Way, the album can be understood as a "pseudo-conceptual horror story",<ref name="Zemler" /> that details:

<blockquote>...the story of a man and a woman who are separated by death in a gunfight and he goes to hell only to realize by the devil telling him that she's still alive. The devil says he can be with her again if he brings the devil the souls of a thousand evil men and the man agrees to do it, and so the devil hands him a gun. That was the idea behind the concept, the record ended up being much more about loss and real life than anything, so I would say it's a good split.<ref>{{cite web|title=THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE|url=http://drinkingsouls.com/music/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge/|website=Drinking Souls|archive-date=February 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218211114/https://drinkingsouls.com/music/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge/}}</ref></blockquote>

== Artwork ==
The cover art, designed by Way himself and titled "Demolition Lovers II", was inspired by [[René Magritte]]'s painting ''[[The Lovers (Magritte)|The Lovers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Markarian |first=Taylor |date=2022-06-08 |title=10 Facts About 'Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge' Only Superfans Would Know |url=https://loudwire.com/my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-sweet-revenge-facts/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=[[Loudwire]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oswald |first=Derek |date=2022-02-21 |title=My Chemical Romance: A Comprehensive 2022 Guide |url=https://altwire.net/my-chemical-romance-guide/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Altwire |language=en-US}}</ref> Way drew a sketch to be used as a reference by a photographer, but the sketch became the basis of the cover art instead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allie |first=Scott |date=August 14, 2006 |title=Gerard Way Interview: Umbrella Academy |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Interviews/1350/Gerard-Way-Interview-Umbrella-Academy-8-14-06 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=[[Dark Horse Comics]]}}</ref>

==Reception and legacy==
{{Quotebox
| quote = They looked the part of the “eyeliner emo” era, and the imagery in Gerard’s lyrics was as brooding and melodramatic as their music videos, but ''Three Cheers'' didn’t fetishize self-harm or direct ire at unnamed women. [...] Gerard often twisted his emo melodrama to specifically buck against those trends. Throughout the theatrical concept album, Gerard looks at addiction, mental health, gender, death, and toxic relationships with a wisdom that the “mall emo” era often lacked. It’s a big part of why the band kept winning over new generations of fans after breaking up, and were met with such a warm welcome when they finally reunited. For a band that seemed so of their time, My Chemical Romance were always subtly ahead of it.
| source = Andrew Sacher of ''[[BrooklynVegan]]'' (May 23, 2024) [https://www.brooklynvegan.com/15-best-emo-post-hardcore-albums-of-2004/]
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{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Zemler"/>
|rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="blender"/>
|rev4 = ''[[IGN]]''
|rev4score = 7.1/10<ref name="ign"/>
|rev5 = ''[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]''
|rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews/My_Chemical_Romance/Three_Cheers_For_Sweet_Revenge/ |title=My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge |work=[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]] |access-date=December 9, 2009 |last=McClelland |first=Mike |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107091548/http://kludgemagazine.com/reviews/My_Chemical_Romance/Three_Cheers_For_Sweet_Revenge/ |archive-date=November 7, 2006}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=2354 |title=My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge |work=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]] |access-date=December 11, 2011 |last=Roth |first=Kaj |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809121749/http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=2354 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev7score = 8.2/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge/ |title=My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=December 8, 2019 |access-date=December 8, 2019 |last=Gordon |first=Arielle}}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rs"/>
|rev9 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com:80/music/artist/album/news/artists/8865/54660/54738 |title=My Chemical Romance: Album Guide |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=April 14, 2010 |access-date=May 12, 2017 |last=Maerz |first=Melissa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123033241/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artist/album/news/artists/8865/54660/54738 |archive-date=November 23, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev10 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
|rev10score = B<ref name="sm"/>
}}Johnny Loftus of ''[[AllMusic]]'' wrote that "with the aid of production major-leaguer Howard Benson, they've edited the slight rookie excesses of ''I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love'', resulting in a rewarding, pretty damn relentless product."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-mw0000738265 |title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge – My Chemical Romance |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 13, 2008 |last=Loftus |first=Johnny}}</ref> Andy Greenwald of ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' noted Way's integration of elements of his life into the songs on the album and remarked that his "gulping, gasping whine turns stompers like 'I'm Not Okay (I Promise)' into after-school poetry".<ref name="blender">{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2561 |title=My Chemical Romance: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge |journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |access-date=August 13, 2008 |last=Greenwald |first=Andy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231194257/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2561 |archive-date=December 31, 2007}}</ref> Ian Mathers of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' felt that the album contained "twelve near-flawless songs and an interlude in thirty-nine minutes" and that "even when it lets up, [it] doesn't let up",<ref name="sm">{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/my-chemical-romance/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge.htm |title=My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge – Review |work=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=August 19, 2004 |access-date=August 13, 2008 |last=Mathers |first=Ian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331084919/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/my-chemical-romance/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge.htm |archive-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref> while Kirk Miller of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described it as "a hell of a good time."<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-20040708 |title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 8, 2004 |access-date=August 13, 2008 |last=Miller |first=Kirk}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' critic JR was more reserved in his praise, calling ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'' "a good album" that nonetheless "isn't nearly as varied or daring as it could have been".<ref name="ign">{{cite web |url=http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/652/652354p1.html |title=My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge |work=[[IGN]] |date=September 20, 2005 |access-date=August 13, 2008 |author=JR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213023006/http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/652/652354p1.html |archive-date=February 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In ''[[The Village Voice]]'', [[Robert Christgau]] gave it a "dud" rating.<ref name="rc">{{cite news |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv206-06.php |title=Consumer Guide: Forever Young |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=February 14, 2006 |access-date=August 13, 2008 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
Em Casalena of ''[[American Songwriter]]'' wrote that the album is "a golden record in emo rock history."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casalena |first=Em |date=2024-08-23 |title=6 Alt-Rock Bands From the 2000s That Defined the Emo Movement |url=https://americansongwriter.com/6-alt-rock-bands-from-the-2000s-that-defined-the-emo-movement/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood the Test of Time".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/photos/20-emo-albums-that-have-resolutely-stood-the-test-of-time/367692#/photo/6|title=20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time|date=January 14, 2015|work=NME.com|access-date=July 29, 2015}}</ref> The album was ranked at number 260 on ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'}}s "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/|title=The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)|work=Spin|author=Zaleski, Annie|date=May 11, 2015|access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Rock Sound]]'' wrote that the album is "an era-defining release", striking "a nerve both musically and emotionally with millions around the world."<ref name="Bird34">Bird, ed. 2015, p. 34</ref> Andrew Sacher of [[BrooklynVegan|''BrookylnVegan'']] noted that the album's tracks "are so embedded in the DNA of [[Popular culture|pop culture]] that even non-MCR-fans tend to know every word."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=15 Best Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums of 2004 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/15-best-emo-post-hardcore-albums-of-2004/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' declared ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'' the tenth greatest emo album out of 40, saying that "''Three Cheers'' wasn't just a concept record, it was a concept sequel, expanding the small-screen story of 2002's ''I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love'' into a big-budget production, complete with ruminations on life and death ("Helena") biting kiss-offs ("I'm Not Okay") and a series of dramatic music videos that made them MTV darlings."<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|last=Bayer |first=Jonah |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-20160301/my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-2004-20160225 |title=40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time – Rolling Stone |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date=2019-09-04 |access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>

''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge'' has sold over three million copies to date in the United States and has been certified 3× platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] as of December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=My%20Chemical%20Romance&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1|url-status=dead|title=RIAA certifications for My Chemical Romance|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> By February 2006, the album had sold over 1,356,000 copies in the US and 3 million copies to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=115141|title=Soundscan Results: Week Ending 2/12/06|work=absolutepunk.net|author=Kohli, Rohan |date=February 15, 2006|access-date=February 12, 2016}}</ref> It has also been certified triple platinum in Canada, platinum in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and Gold in Australia, [[Ireland]], [[Chile]],<ref name="Chile">{{cite journal |last=Maira |first=Manuel |year= 2007 |title= My Chemical Romance pone a Chile en su agenda |journal=[[La Tercera]] |location=[[Santiago de Chile]] |quote= De las dos mil copias vendidas de su álbum debut, [I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love] (2002) pasaron al status de oro −7.500 discos- con sus dos siguientes entregas: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (2004)...}}</ref> Mexico and [[Argentina]].<ref name="MC"/><ref name="RMNZ"/>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Publication
! Country
! Accolade
! Year
! Rank
|-
| ''[[Rock Sound]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | UK
| Top 50 Albums of the Year
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |2004
| style="text-align:center;" |5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/rocksound.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909021106/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/rocksound.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |title=Top 75 Albums of the Year |work=Rock Sound}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | US
| The 40 Best Albums of 2004
| style="text-align:center;" |34<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2004/12/40-best-albums-2004/my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge/ |title=The 40 Best Albums of 2004 |work=Spin |access-date=December 31, 2004}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | UK
| Albums of the Year
| style="text-align:center;" |3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html#2004 |title=Kerrang! Albums Of The Year |work=Kerrang! |access-date=2016-12-03 |archive-date=2017-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116163103/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html#2004 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Metal Hammer]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | UK
| Albums of 2004
| style="text-align:center;" |7<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/metal.htm#2004 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530181249/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/metal.htm#2004 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 30, 2012 |title=Metal Hammer Albums Of 2004 |work=Metal Hammer}}</ref>
|}

==Track listing==
===Standard edition===
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[My Chemical Romance]]
| title1 = [[Helena (song)|Helena]]
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = Give 'Em Hell, Kid
| length2 = 2:18
| title3 = To the End
| length3 = 3:01
| title4 = [[You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison]]
| note4 = featuring [[Bert McCracken]] of [[The Used]]
| length4 = 2:53
| title5 = [[I'm Not Okay (I Promise)]]
| length5 = 3:08
| title6 = [[The Ghost of You]]
| length6 = 3:22
| title7 = The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You
| length7 = 3:37
| title8 = Interlude
| length8 = 0:57
| title9 = [[Thank You for the Venom]]
| length9 = 3:41
| title10 = Hang 'Em High
| length10 = 2:47
| title11 = It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish
| length11 = 3:30
| title12 = Cemetery Drive
| length12 = 3:08
| title13 = I Never Told You What I Do for a Living
| length13 = 3:51
| total_length = 39:36
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition
| title14 = Bury Me in Black
| note14 = demo
| length14 = 2:37
| total_length = 42:13
}}

===Japanese special edition DVD===
{{Track listing
| headline = {{nobold|Live from Summer Sonic 2004 in Tokyo on August 8, 2004}}
| title1 = I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
| note1 = music video version 2
| title2 = I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
| note2 = music video version 1
| title3 = Thank You for the Venom
| note3 = live
| title4 = Helena
| note4 = live
| title5 = Give 'Em Hell, Kid
| note5 = live
| title6 = The Ghost of You
| note6 = live
| title7 = You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison
| note7 = live
| title8 = I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
| note8 = live
}}

==Personnel==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
'''My Chemical Romance'''
*[[Gerard Way]] – lead and backing vocals
*[[Ray Toro]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
*[[Frank Iero]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals 
*[[Mikey Way]] – bass guitar
*Matt Pelissier – drums, percussion 
{{Col-2}}
'''Additional musicians'''
*[[Bert McCracken]] – additional vocals on "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison"
*[[Keith Morris]] – additional vocals on "Hang 'Em High"
*Rinat Arinos – additional vocals on "[[The Ghost of You]]"
*[[Howard Benson]] – 1958 [[Hammond B3]]
{{col-end}}

'''Production'''
{{div col}}
*[[Howard Benson]] – producer, mixing
*[[Rich Costey]] – mixing
*Craig Aaronson – A&R
*Brian Schechter – management
*Stacy Fass – legal
*Matt Galle – booking
*Mike Plotnikoff  – recording
*[[Eric J. Miller]] – additional engineering
*Paul Decarli – [[Pro Tools]] and programming
*Jon Nicholson – drum tech
*Keith Nelson – [[guitar tech]]
*Tom Baker – mastering
*Matt Griffen – production coordinator
*Dana Childs – production coordinator
*Arturo Rojas – runner
*Fernando Diaz – runner
*Mike Gardner – runner
*Chris Ozuna – runner
*Bryan Mansell – runner
*Mark Holley – design assistance
{{div col end}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2004–2006)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Argentine Albums ([[CAPIF]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mp3.marki-online.net/charts/all/argentina/albums/3358 |title=Argentina - Albums January 08 - 14, 2006|publisher=[[CAPIF]] |language=en |access-date=December 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108063654/http://mp3.marki-online.net/charts/all/argentina/albums/3358|archive-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
{{album chart|Australia|38|artist=My Chemical Romance|album=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|73|artist=My Chemical Romance|album=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|57|id=11860|artist=My Chemical Romance|album=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|36|artist=My Chemical Romance|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])
| 73
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|30|artist=My Chemical Romance|album=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|46|date=20050904|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|34|date=20050605|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart|UK Rock & Metal Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/20050417/112/|title=Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=April 17, 2005|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=My Chemical Romance|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|14|artist=My Chemical Romance|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2021}}
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020-2021)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|8|artist=My Chemical Romance|album=Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|6|artist=My Chemical Romance|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Position
|- 
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf|title=ChartsPlusYE2005|work=UKchartsplus.co.uk|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref>
| 116
|- 
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 8, 2021}}</ref>
| 58
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref>
| 51
|}
{{col-end}}

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Song
!colspan="8"| Peak chart positions
|-
!style="font-size:85%;width:2.5em;vertical-align:top"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="Hot 100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/my-chemical-romance/chart-history/hsi/|title=My Chemical Romance Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
!style="font-size:85%;width:2.5em;vertical-align:top"| [[Alternative Songs|US Mod]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/my-chemical-romance/chart-history/mrt/|title=My Chemical Romance Chart History: Alternative Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
!style="font-size:85%;width:2.5em;vertical-align:top"| [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US Main]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/my-chemical-romance/chart-history/rtt/|title=My Chemical Romance Chart History: Mainstream Rock|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
!style="font-size:85%;width:2.5em;vertical-align:top"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12487/my-chemical-romance/ |title=My Chemical Romance {{!}} full Official Chart history |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
!style="font-size:85%;width:2.5em;vertical-align:top"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref name="nzcharts">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=My+Chemical+Romance|title=Discography My Chemical Romance|website=charts.nz|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
!style="font-size:85%;width:2.5em;vertical-align:top"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="australian-charts">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=My+Chemical+Romance|title=Discography My Chemical Romance|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2004
| "[[I'm Not Okay (I Promise)]]"
| style="text-align:center;"| 86
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 19
| style="text-align:center;"| 38
| style="text-align:center;"| 65
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005
| "[[Helena (My Chemical Romance song)|Helena]]"
| style="text-align:center;"| 33
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
| style="text-align:center;"| 78
|-
| "[[The Ghost of You]]"
| style="text-align:center;"| 84
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| 38
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|artist=My Chemical Romance|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=my+chemical+romance&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|title=Discos de Oro y Platino – My Chemical Romance|language=es|publisher=[[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers]]|access-date=May 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706084617/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=my+chemical+romance&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-date=July 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|award=Gold|certyear=2006|access-date=March 7, 2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=My Chemical Romance|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|access-date=April 25, 2025|relyear=2004|certyear=2025|certmonth=4|certday=25|award=Platinum|number=4|refname="MC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Chile|certref=<ref name="Chile" />|type=album|artist=My Chemical Romance|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|access-date=January 16, 2015|relyear=2004|award=Gold|salesamount=7,500|salesref=<ref name="Chile" />}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|artist=My Chemical Romance|type=album|region=Ireland|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2005|access-date=March 4, 2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=album|artist=My Chemical Romance|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|access-date=July 25, 2012|relyear=2004|certyear=2006|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|artist=My Chemical Romance|type=album|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|source=radioscope|access-date=December 23, 2024|relyear=2004|certyear=2021|refname="RMNZ"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=My Chemical Romance|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|award=Platinum|id=7584-1010-2|access-date=July 25, 2012|relyear=2004|certyear=2007}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=My Chemical Romance|title=Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|award=Platinum|number=3|access-date=December 30, 2017|relyear=2004|certyear=2017}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalogue
|-
| Australia
| April 11, 2005
|rowspan="7"|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Compact disc|CD]]
| 9362486152
|-
|rowspan="3"|Japan
| July 22, 2004
| WPCR11890
|-
| January 26, 2005
| CD+[[DVD]]
| WPZR30075
|-
| June 24, 2009
|rowspan="3"|CD
| WPCR13504
|-
| United Kingdom
| September 3, 2004
| 9362486152
|-
|rowspan="2"|United States
| June 8, 2004
| 486152
|-
| December 16, 2008
| [[LP record|Vinyl LP]]
| 148615
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite journal|editor1-last=Bird|editor1-first=Ryan|title=The 200 Moments that Defined Our Lifetime|journal=Rock Sound|date=June 2015|issue=200|publisher=Freeway Press Inc.|location=London|issn=1465-0185}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi8kCzCB1NYTYeLDsI8gMFSzNKlY9BNm7 ''Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)

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