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My Chemical Romance

American rock band
Organization musical_group Q483285
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Summary

My Chemical Romance is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54,092 views/month, #81 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: The Black Parade[3], I'm Not Okay (I Promise)[4], Welcome to the Black Parade[5]
  • Influenced by: The Smiths[6], Misfits[7], Phantom of the Paradise[8], Black Flag[9]
  • Founder: Gerard Way[10], Ray Toro[11], Mikey Way[12], Matt Pelissier[13]
  • Genre: emo[14], post-hardcore[15], pop-punk[16], gothic rock[17], alternative rock[18], punk rock[19], hard rock[20], alternative metal[21]
  • Named after: Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance[22]
  • Record label: Reprise Records[23], Eyeball Records[24], Warner Music Group[25]
  • Discography: My Chemical Romance discography[26]
  • Commons category: My Chemical Romance[27]
  • Country of origin: United States[28]
  • Has part(s): Mikey Way[29], Frank Iero[30], Ray Toro[31], Gerard Way[32], James Dewees[33]
  • Inception: 2001[34]
  • Location of formation: New Jersey[35], Newark[36]
  • Official website: http://www.mychemicalromance.com/[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:My Chemical Romance[38]
  • Commons gallery: My Chemical Romance[39]
  • Topic has template: Template:My Chemical Romance[40]
  • Has characteristic: rock band[41]
  • Start of work period: 2001[42]
  • End of work period: 2013[43]
  • Name: My Chemical Romance[44]

Why It Matters

My Chemical Romance has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

It has been cited as an influence by Willow Smith[47], a singer[48], b. 2000[49], of United States[50], awarded the Young Artist Awards[51], specialised in music composing[52] and Anarbor[53], a musical group[54], founded in 2003[55].

FAQs

Who did My Chemical Romance influence?

My Chemical Romance has been cited as an influence by Willow Smith[47] and Anarbor[53].

Related Entities

Frank Iero Gerard Way New Jersey Ray Toro Reprise Records United States Warner Music Group Willow Smith

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [6] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · MsMorale · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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