I Don't Love You

It was released April 3, 2007, to the United Kingdom, following "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Famous Last Words", both of which were successful hits for the band. The band opted to release "Teenagers" as the third single in the U.S. instead of "I Don't Love You". The band released the single in Canada, on MuchMusic on March 19.

History

While the band was touring, they began to record using the bus's recording unit. "I Don't Love You" was one of the only songs to be used on the second-to-last album from the tour bus jam sessions. Ray Toro and Gerard Way can be seen playing an early version of the song from the tour bus sessions on the 2006 DVD Life on the Murder Scene at about 1:57:13 on the first disc.

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Webb who also directed three previous My Chemical Romance music videos, from their Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge album. Webb was chosen instead of Sam Bayer who directed "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Famous Last Words" from their third studio album The Black Parade. The music video is about two lovers, played by Colton Haynes and Cassandra Church, in a strange abstract world, and the video seems to tell the story of how their love quickly withers away until one leaves the other alone. Towards the end of the video, one of the band's amplifiers explodes along with two of the guitars. On March 7, 2007, the band exclusively premiered the video on their YouTube channel, and on their MySpace. The video is in a black and white format, most likely to simulate more contrast between the two lovers. The music video also shows Gerard with his newly dyed black hair, which he has sported since late December. There were also reports by one observers of Gerard wearing a wedding band (as can be seen in the video), which Gerard was asked about in an interview with 97X, where he mentioned that he had 'found someone very special' . The video appeared on Kerrang! TV in the UK on March 9, 2007, and on Channel 4 in the UK on March 8, 2007. The clip also shows the band members falling but not landing, in the order of Mikey Way, Ray Toro, Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Gerard Way. The video was made available on March 19, 2007 for purchase on the UK iTunes Store. The video was released in New Zealand on March 13, 2007.

Reception

The song nabbed a positive 4/5 star review from music site Pitchfork Media, who claimed: "..it's the band's first proper power ballad and, well, they should definitely think about writing dozens more."^[2] The single was released in Australia on May 16.^[3]

Charts

"I Don't Love You" debuted at #65 on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone on March 25, 2007. It climbed to number #35, still on downloads alone the next week, on April 1, 2007. It rose to #13 in its physical release. On May 24, 2007, "I Don't Love You" debuted at #3 on the Galgalatz Israel Top 20.

Chart (2007)	Peak position
European Hot 100 Singles^[4]	35
Czech Singles Chart	37
German Singles Chart	89
Irish Singles Chart	27
Scottish Singles Chart^[5]	3
UK Singles Chart	13

Track listing

All songs written by My Chemical Romance.

Version 1 (promotional CD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Love You"	3:58

Version 2 (CD and 7" vinyl)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Love You"	3:58
2.	"Cancer" (live in Berlin)	2:37

Version 3 (7" vinyl)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Love You"	3:58
2.	"House of Wolves" (live in Berlin)	2:57

Version 4 (CD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Love You"	4:00
2.	"Cancer" (Live in Berlin)	2:39
3.	"House of Wolves" (live in Berlin)	2:57

Version 5 (digital download)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Love You" (live from Sessions@AOL))	3:57

Version 6 (digital download)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Love You" (live from Sessions@AOL)	3:57
2.	"Cancer" (live in Berlin)	2:37
3.	"House of Wolves" (live in Berlin)	2:57

References

↑ "My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (album review 18) - Sputnikmusic". Retrieved May 6, 2015. "I Don"t Love You" is yet another unoriginal song, but more in the vein of a 90’s alternative cut
↑ I Don't Love You | Pitchfork
↑ MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE / I DON'T LOVE YOU - Sanity.com.au - More Movies - More Music
↑ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100" (in Dutch). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20070408/41/

My Chemical Romance

Bob Bryar James Dewees Frank Iero Matt Pelissier Ray Toro Gerard Way Mikey Way

Studio albums	I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge The Black Parade Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

Compilation albums	Conventional Weapons May Death Never Stop You The Black Parade/Living with Ghosts

Video albums	Life on the Murder Scene AOL Sessions The Black Parade Is Dead! ¡Venganza!

EPs	Like Phantoms, Forever Warped Tour Bootleg Series Live and Rare The Black Parade: The B-Sides The Mad Gear and Missile Kid

Singles	"Vampires Will Never Hurt You" "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us" "Headfirst for Halos" "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" "Thank You for the Venom" "Helena" "Under Pressure" (with The Used) "The Ghost of You" "Welcome to the Black Parade" "Famous Last Words" "I Don't Love You" "Teenagers" "Desolation Row" "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" "The Only Hope for Me Is You" "Sing" "Planetary (Go!)" "The Kids from Yesterday"

Tours	Warped Tour 2005 Taste of Chaos 2005 Projekt Revolution The Black Parade World Tour The World Contamination Tour 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour

Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards Pencey Prep Leathermouth Death Spells The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys "Mama" "Cancer"

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