My Chemical Romance's Catalog Continues To Soar, Despite A Lack Of New Music
My Chemical Romance's 'Helena' is now certified four-times platinum by the RIAA, joining a short ... More list of the band's most successful songs in the U.S. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 21: My Chemical Romance posed backstage in Milan on November 21 2006. L-R Ray Toro, Frank Iero,Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Bob Bryar (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns)
My Chemical Romance hasn't shared a full-length album in almost a decade and a half, but fans are clearly still devouring its discography. The band's anthems — both the major hits and the deeper cuts — continue to rack up streams and sales throughout the U.S., and all that attention has earned the group a new collection of RIAA certifications. These latest wins show that even during an extended hiatus, the staple of the emo movement is still relevant to what must be a large number of listeners.
The biggest new certification scored by My Chemical Romance belongs to "Helena." The single, which helped catapult the band to fame, has quietly been racking up plays and sales – but likely largely streams – even though its last certification was snagged way back in 2008. At that point, it was named a gold hit for moving 500,000 equivalent units. This time around, it leaps all the way to four-times-platinum status, which means it has now shifted four million units in the U.S. alone.
That's not the only win for the group this time around. Another massive single, "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," also earns new love from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The cut was previously certified platinum in 2017, and it has now reached triple-platinum territory.
While the band's most recognizable singles are being upgraded, other beloved tracks reach the RIAA's radar for the first time. "The Ghost of You" jumps straight to platinum, bypassing the usual gold milestone. At the same time, two more tunes, "Thank You for the Venom" and "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison,' have both finally been certified gold.
With its latest award, "Helena" is now tied as My Chemical Romance's second-most-certified track in the U.S. It matches the total earned by "Teenagers," another fan favorite that has also moved four million units. Sitting above them all is "Welcome to the Black Parade," which has already established its five-times-platinum status.
Just behind that trio are a pair of platinum-certified smashes: "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" and now "The Ghost of You." Altogether, the band has seven songs that have at least gone gold.
These latest RIAA awards show that My Chemical Romance's music is still being consumed in large numbers, even without much new material to promote. The band hasn't released a proper studio album since 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, though a handful of standalone songs and compilations have trickled out since then.
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