The Only Hope for Me Is You
| "The Only Hope for Me Is You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by My Chemical Romance | ||||
| from the album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Rob Cavallo | |||
| My Chemical Romance singles chronology | ||||
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"The Only Hope for Me Is You" is a song by My Chemical Romance from their fourth studio album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. It was released as the fourth commercial single from the album on August 26, 2011.[2]
Background
"The Only Hope for Me Is You" was originally created during the sessions for Conventional Weapons, but was not included on the album and was later re-recorded for Danger Days.[3]
Release
The song was first released as a promotional single on October 12, 2010.[4] The song was later released as a single on August 26, 2011.[2]
Critical reception
Chris Ryan of MTV calls the song "a soaring, mid-tempo track, covered in digital dust, with stabbing keyboards and a heart-wrenching chorus".[5]
In popular culture
Although not in the film, "The Only Hope for Me Is You" is included on the soundtrack to the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon.[6]
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Apple Music.[7]
My Chemical Romance
- Gerard Way – lead vocals, songwriter, producer
- Ray Toro – background vocals, lead guitar, songwriter, producer
- Frank Iero – background vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter, producer
- Mikey Way – bass guitar, songwriter, producer
Additional performing artists
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards, sound design
- John Miceli – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Bob Bryar - songwriter, producer
- Rob Cavallo – producer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing engineer
- Doug McKean – recording engineer
- Dan Chase – recording engineer, additional engineer
- Joe Libretti – drum technician
- Alan Bergman – guitar technician
- R.J. Ronquillo – guitar technician
- Todd Schofield – guitar technician
- Andrew Schubert – additional engineer
- Brad Townsend – additional engineer
- Steve Rea – assistant recording engineer
- Russ Waugh – assistant recording engineer
- Keith Armstrong – assistant mixing engineer
- Nik Karpen – assistant mixing engineer
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] | 84 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
| US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[10] | 70 |
References
- ^ Bryant 2014, p. 251.
- ^ a b "Key Releases" (PDF). Music Week. August 19, 2011. p. 24. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Bryant 2014, p. 262.
- ^ The Only Hope for Me Is You - Single di My Chemical Romance su Apple Music (in Italian), October 12, 2010, retrieved July 20, 2025
- ^ "Song You Need To Know: My Chemical Romance, 'The Only Hope For Me Is You'". MTV. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Eloise, Marianne (August 30, 2020). "Every My Chemical Romance song ranked from worst to best". The Forty-Five. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "The Only Hope for Me Is You — Song by My Chemical Romance". Apple Music. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ^ "My Chemical Romance Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "My Chemical Romance Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "My Chemical Romance Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
Sources
- Bryant, Tom (2014). Not the Life It Seems: The True Lives of My Chemical Romance. Boston: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306823497.