I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

13 tracks
"Helena" "Give 'Em Hell Kid" "To the End" "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" "The Ghost of You" "The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You" "Interlude" "Thank You for the Venom" "Hang 'Em High" "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish" "Cemetery Drive" "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living"

Music video

"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" on YouTube

Music video

"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" [Dialogue/MTV Version] on YouTube

"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" is the first single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance's second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.

Reception and accolades

It reached #86 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,^[6]^[7] and, in March 2005, #19 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also helped expand the band's fan base, and has been certified gold status by the RIAA.^[8] It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.^[9] The cover art was redone in live action on the inside of the band's DVD Life on the Murder Scene.

Music videos

The first music video version for the song features a montage of concert footage and the band's ordinary life in New Jersey. It was produced by Rafaela Monfradini and Greg Kaplan, who was also the director. It also features pictures of brothers, bassist Mikey Way and lead singer Gerard Way, when they were little kids and teenagers.

The second version music video depicts life inside a fictional American high school in the form of a mock movie trailer. The band appears as a group of outcast students who are repeatedly harassed by another group who are portrayed as popular kids. The band members then attempt to take on the popular kids and ultimately have a showdown in a hallway, with the band members armed with croquet mallets and the popular kids with lacrosse and hockey gear. It also has some clips expressing some emotions and clips of the band playing in a garage. The music video was directed by Marc Webb,^[3] and parts of it were filmed at Alexander Hamilton High School and Loyola High School in Los Angeles during August 2004.^[8] Greg Kaplan and Rafaelia Monfradini produced the video.^[8] The video started production on August 13, 2004.^[10]

This version of the video was also named #1 on Fuse's 25 Greatest Videos Countdown, beating out other videos such as "Basket Case" by Green Day and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.

In the media

The song is also included in the EA Trax listing for racing game, Burnout 3: Takedown. The song is featured in the music game, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

Covers version

Matt Pond PA recorded a cover of the song for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. 2, which was released in November 2008.^[11]

Track listings

All songs written by My Chemical Romance.

US promotional DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"

UK promotional CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (radio edit)	3:08

UK CD1 and 7" vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"	3:09
2.	"Bury Me in Black" (demo)	2:39

UK CD2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"	3:09
2.	"Bury Me in Black"	2:37
3.	"You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live)	2:51
4.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (video)

UK and Australian CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"	3:09
2.	"Bury Me in Black" (demo version)	2:39
3.	"You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live)	2:51

UK re-release CD1 and iTunes single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"	3:07
2.	"You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live from BBC Radio 1 Lock Up session)	3:30

UK re-release CD2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"	3:09
2.	"You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (live from BBC Radio 1 Lock Up session)	3:30
3.	"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (live from MTV $2 Bill)	3:24

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[12]^[13]	65
European Hot 100 Singles^[14]	67
New Zealand Singles Chart^[15]	38
Scottish Singles Chart^[16]	23
UK Singles Chart^[8]^[17]	19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[6]	86
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[6]	4
U.S. Billboard Pop 100^[6]	64

Personnel

Gerard Way - vocals
Ray Toro - lead guitar, backing vocals
Frank Iero - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Mikey Way - bass guitar
Matt Pelissier - drums

Additional^[1]^[8]

Produced by Howard Benson
Mixed by Richard Costey and Simon Askew
Engineered and recorded by Dan Wise
Written by My Chemical Romance

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United States	September 12, 2004	Warner Reprise, Eyeball	DVD	PRODVD101434
United Kingdom	September 12, 2004	Reprise, Eyeball	CD	PRO15076
	September 13, 2004		CD	W653CD, 9362427522
	March 7, 2005		7" vinyl	W666, 5439160527
	March 7, 2005		CD	W666CD1, 5439160522
	March 7, 2005			W666CD2, 9362427962
Australia	March 28, 2005			9362427522
United Kingdom	November 7, 2005			W692CD1, 5439158692
United Kingdom	November 7, 2005			W692CD2, 9362428672

References

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↑ "Green Day and System of a Down Tops the Kerrang! Awards 2005 Nominations". Entertainment News Staff. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
↑ May Death Never Stop You | "I'm Not Okay" (I Promise) [Version 2] [Video Version], retrieved 2015-10-08
↑ Matthew Solarski (19 November 2008). "My Brightest Diamond, Frightened Rabbit Do Covers". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
↑ "Australian Single Charts Search for My Chemical Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
↑ "ARIA report (Australian Record Industry Association)". Australian Recording Industry Association via Pandora Archive. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
↑ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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External links

Official Music Video on YouTube

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

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 Electric Century The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

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