Helena (My Chemical Romance song)

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"Helena"
Single by My Chemical Romance
from the album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and House of Wax: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedMarch 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)
Recorded2004
Genre
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)My Chemical Romance
Producer(s)
My Chemical Romance singles chronology
"Thank You for the Venom"
(2004) 		"Helena"
(2005) 		"Under Pressure"
(2005)
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge track listing
13 tracks
  1. "Helena"
  2. "Give 'Em Hell Kid"
  3. "To the End"
  4. "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison"
  5. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
  6. "The Ghost of You"
  7. "The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You"
  8. "Interlude"
  9. "Thank You for the Venom"
  10. "Hang 'Em High"
  11. "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish"
  12. "Cemetery Drive"
  13. "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living"
Music video
"Helena" on YouTube
"Helena (Outtake Version)" on YouTube

"Helena" (sometimes titled "Helena (So Long & Goodnight)" on digital retailers such as iTunes[9]) is a song by American rock band My Chemical Romance from their second studio album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004). It was released to radio stations as the third single from the album on March 8, 2005. The song is featured on the soundtrack for the 2005 film remake of House of Wax and plays during the full credits.[10] The song was named after Gerard and Mikey Way's grandmother, Elena Lee Rush.[11]

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