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5 years ago

The second track and first single from their fourth and final studio album, "Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys," "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" has been met with generally positive critical enthusiasm. Spin's William Goldman described "Na Na Na" as an "in-your-face punk anthem with blistering guitar leads, an epic breakdown, and Gerard Way's sneering delivery", and added, "it's classic MCR and it's all hinged on an unforgettable, hockey-arena-filling chorus of na, na, na, na, na, nas". Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called the song a "three-minute punk-rock blast" that "is a startling change of pace from My Chemical Romance's 2006 concept album The Black Parade". NME's Dan Martin said the song is "rooted in the here and now, with the most simple pop song refrain rebooted as nothing less than a generational call to arms". Sara D. Anderson of AOL Radio noted, "By the looks of their new single and its paired video teaser, MCR are opting for an effervescent, light-hearted sound compared to their heavier-themed efforts." MTV's Chris Ryan said the song "gets right to the point, exploding out of the gate with an absolutely ferocious riff that could have been ripped right off of an old Stooges album. Singer Gerard Way sounds in fine form, going toe to toe with the guitars". According to lead vocalist Gerard Way, the band had struggled with the departure of drummer Bob Bryar and was dissatisfied with the progress of the sessions for their fourth studio album until the recording of "Na Na Na". A breakthrough was achieved once the chord progressions for the song were in place, with Way explaining: "That's the moment where we said, 'This song changes everything. We're starting over right now. We're starting it over with [producer Rob] Cavallo, and we're doing it now'. Everything up to that point had felt like we had been in this kind of stasis, and as artists, stasis really equals death. So, it was so bad, the vibe wasn't good, and then 'Na Na' happened. And then, all of a sudden, there was this real, big intensity underneath us, and it was the momentum we needed to dig deep and record another album". This song was not originally intended as a single, but due to the positive response to the album's teaser video, "Art is the Weapon", it was released and a full music video was shot. LYRICS Na, na na, na, na na na Na na na, na na na Na, na na, na, na na na Na na na, na na na Na, na na, na, na na Na, na na na, na na Na, na na na na [Verse 1] Drugs, gimme drugs Gimme drugs, I don't need it But I'll sell what you got Take the cash and I'll keep it Eight legs to the wall Hit the gas, kill em' all And we crawl, and we crawl, and we crawl You be my detonator [Verse 2] Love, gimme love Gimme love, I don't need it But I'll take what I want from your heart And I'll keep it in a bag, in a box Put an "X" on the floor Gimme more, gimme more, gimme more Shut up and sing it with me [Chorus] (Na, na na na, na na na) From mall security (Na, na na na, na na na) To every enemy (Na, na na na, na na na) We're on your property Standing in V formation (Na, na na na, na na na) Let's blow an artery (Na, na na na, na na na) Eat plastic surgery (Na, na na na, na na na) Keep your apology Give us more detonation More, gimme more, gimme more! [Verse 3] "Oh let me tell you 'bout the sad man" Shut up and let me see your jazz hands Remember when you were a mad man Thought you was Batman And hit the party with a gas can? Kiss me, you animal! [Chorus] (Na, na na na, na na na) You run the company (Na, na na na, na na na) Fuck like a Kennedy (Na, na na na, na na na) I think we'd rather be Burning your information (Na, na na na, na na na) Let's blow an artery (Na, na na na, na na na) Eat plastic surgery (Na, na na na, na na na) Keep your apology Give us more detonation [Bridge] And right here, right now All the way in Battery City The little children raise their open filthy palms Like tiny daggers up to heaven And all the juvie halls And the Ritalin rats Ask angels made from neon and fucking garbage Scream out, "What will save us?" And the sky opened up Everybody wants to change the world Everybody wants to change the world But no one, no one wants to die Wanna try, wanna try, wanna try Wanna try, wanna try now I'll be your detonator [Chorus] (Na, na na na, na na na, na na na na) (Na, na na na, na na na) Make no apology (Na, na na na, na na na) It's death or victory (Na, na na na, na na na) On my authority Crash and burn, young and loaded (Na, na na na, na na na) Drop like a bullet shell (Na, na na na, na na na) Dress like a sleeper cell (Na, na na na, na na na) I'd rather go to Hell than be in purgatory Cut my hair, gag and bore me Pull this pin, let this world explode

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