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My Chemical Romance: 'We've written our version of Springsteen's 'Born To Run'

A 'wildly different' album is on the way, according to singer Gerard Way

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way says the band's new album contains the "greatest song" the band have ever written.

Way compares the track, called 'Death Before Disco', to Bruce Springsteen's 1975 classic 'Born To Run'.

"The songs are all wildly different, but the one I'm really excited about is called 'Death Before Disco'," he told Rolling Stone.

"It's a completely different sound for the band – it's like an anti-party song that you can party to. I can't wait for people to hear it. It brings back, lyrically, some of that wonderful fiction from the first album. I think we wrote our 'Born To Run', and I'm so amped about that. To me, it's the greatest song we've ever written – it's my favourite MCR song."

The band are recording their fourth album with Brendan O'Brien, who coincedentally produced Springsteen's latest album 'Working On A Dream'.

Way praised O'Brien's contributions to the album, saying "[he has] a process that always keeps everyone involved the whole time".

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gazhat

Jul 31, 2009

....i think sticking needles in my ears then having a 747 take off next to my head would sound better than anything these shitehawks will ever come up with....

Willy Plonka

Jul 31, 2009

What a complete twat. Talking bolloks again Gerard? I'd compare your group to a 3 day old dog turd on my village green, youre shit, we know it, you know it, the whole fucking world knows it. Now go bullshit somewhere else.

Kayleighspeed

Aug 3, 2009

oh fuck off you two, why come on here just to say bollocks about him! i can't wait until there new album comes out!

Splendid Fool

Aug 3, 2009

Hey, give the man a break! Wait and listen to the goddamn track before unloading your (seemingly usual) bad words. Gerard Way has authored a very good comics book (namely 'The Umbrella Academy') and I look forward to see if his music will follow suit.

scottmmmm

Aug 4, 2009

"it's like an anti-party song that you can party to".......what a fucking moron.

Da5auce

Aug 4, 2009

From what I've heard from their two concerts at the Roxy, their new album kicks ass. "what fairy-cupcake shit have you guys been listening too since we've been gone?" Gerard Way.