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Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) - wikipedia Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by My Chemical Romance <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Danger Days : The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys Released September 28 , 2010 Format CD digital download Recorded Genre Alternative rock pop punk Length 3 : 23 Label Reprise Songwriter ( s ) Bob Bryar Frank Iero Ray Toro Gerard Way Mikey Way Producer ( s ) Rob Cavallo <Th_colspan="2"> My Chemical Romance singles chronology <Td_colspan="2"> `` Desolation Row '' ( 2009 ) `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( 2010 ) `` The Only Hope for Me Is You '' ( 2010 ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` Desolation Row '' ( 2009 ) `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( 2010 ) `` The Only Hope for Me Is You '' ( 2010 ) `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' is a song by American rock band My Chemical Romance . It is the second track and first single from their fourth and final studio album , Danger Days : The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys . Contents ( hide ) 1 Background 2 Promotion 3 Music video 3.1 Development and release 3.2 Synopsis 4 Promotion and publication 4.1 Publication and dissemination of the song 4.2 Live performances 5 Uses in popular culture 6 Critical reception 7 Chart performance 7.1 Chart successions 8 Track listing 9 References Background ( edit ) Gerard Way at a concert in August 2011 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 was n'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 '' . The 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 . Promotion ( edit ) `` Na Na Na '' was premiered on air September 22 , 2010 via WRFF in Philadelphia , Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 , and KROQ - FM in Los Angeles . The artwork was released on the band 's website the next day . The song was released on September 28 , 2010 in North America for purchase at online music stores and was released on November 8 , 2010 in the United Kingdom . On the day the single was released in North America , a lyric video , which primarily literally depicts the words in the song , was released on YouTube . WWE named `` Na Na Na '' as the official theme song for the 2010 Tables Ladders & Chairs PPV . Music video ( edit ) Development and Release ( edit ) The music video premiered on MTV on October 14 , 2010 . The video was co-directed by Roboshobo and Gerard Way and features comic book author Grant Morrison . The music video was first previewed in the short trailer titled `` Art is the Weapon '' which was released on September 17 , 2010 . Album opener `` Look Alive , Sunshine '' was included in the music video . MTV posted photo previews on October 8 , and a 30 - second preview video on October 11 . On a `` Making of '' video , Gerard Way expressed interest in shooting a third part to the Killjoy story . Synopsis ( edit ) The video features a strangely garbed outlaw gang called the Killjoys ( Gerard Way as Party Poison , Mikey Way as Kobra Kid , Ray Toro as Jet Star and Frank Iero as Fun Ghoul ) , who are being pursued in the badlands around Battery City by the sinister executive Korse ( Morrison ) of Better Living Industries ( BL / ind ) and his vampire - masked henchmen ( the Draculoids ) ; in between battles with Better Living , the gang are indulging in pornographic magazines , fast driving , and hacking vending machines . The Killjoys have a young girl as one of their members ( portrayed by Grace Jeanette ) , who BL / ind is out to capture . At the end of the video , after a standoff , the Killjoys lie defeated on the ground , and Missile Kid has been captured by Korse and the Draculoids . Korse tells the Killjoys to `` Keep running . '' The music video for later single `` Sing '' is a companion piece and continues the story of the Killjoys and BL / ind , it includes the lyrics `` keep running '' which ties it to `` Na Na Na '' In an interview with the band for KROQ - FM , Gerard Way revealed that members of the band Mindless Self Indulgence appear in the video , with guitarist Steve Righ ? as DJ `` Dr. Death Defying '' , and vocalist Jimmy Urine as the `` main , tall Draculoid '' . Urine was originally intended to play the roller skater `` Show Pony '' , but was changed to a Draculoid as he can not skate . After the video 's premiere , MTV released a `` Pop - Culture Cheat Sheet '' listing many of the movie and TV references in the video , including films such as Blade Runner , Easy Rider , Terminator 2 : Judgment Day , Ultraviolet and perhaps most prominently , the `` Mad Max '' franchise . There is also a reference to their previous album ' The Black Parade ' at the 1 : 28 marker in the video where a half buried skeleton wearing a black marching jacket at the bottom of the screen can be seen . Similarly , in one of the `` Transmissions '' by Dr. Death on the band 's website features a Killjoy ( presumably Party Poison ) searching through an abandoned room , passing by Mikey Way 's Black Parade uniform from the music videos Welcome to the Black Parade and Famous Last Words , and picking up one of the skull - designed masks featured in Black Parade merchandise , before finding the MOUSEKAT mask seen in the video for Na Na Na . On a related note , the MOUSEKAT character is featured in one of BL / ind 's transmissions as a Mickey Mouse - style cartoon propaganda character promoting the drugs used to keep humans under BL / ind 's influence , in the fictional reality that accompanies Danger Days . The band won Best Video at the 2011 NME Awards for this track . Promotion and publication ( edit ) Publication and dissemination of the song ( edit ) The aftermath is secondary is one of the slogans that appear in the trailer Art is the Weapon . On Friday , September 17 , 2010 , the band posted on its official account YouTube a trailer for the new album called `` Art is the Weapon '' which included snippets of Na Na Na . Originally they had not planned on filming a full video for the track or releasing it as a single but due to feedback by fans to the trailer , they changed their minds . On Wednesday , September 22 , 2010 , `` Na Na Na '' was premiered worldwide on BBC Radio 1 and KROQ . The song was released for radio play on September 28 , 2010 . The track was released on a 7 '' Vinyl Record in November 2010 in Europe , then later on 16 April 2011 in America to celebrate Record Store Day . The single includes the non-album track Zero Percent . Live performances ( edit ) `` Na Na Na '' was used in many concerts as the opening song on the promotional tour for the album , The World Contamination Tour as well as on the Honda Civic Tour 2011 . The band performed the song on the Jimmy Kimmel Live ! TV program on November 18 , 2010 , additionally playing an altered version of their song `` SING . '' They played the song at a pre-show party football in Wembley Stadium of London ( England ) , on October 31 , 2010 . The game was part of the International Series of the American League NFL , with the San Francisco 49ers facing the Denver Broncos . Gerard Way said : `` It was great , because it 's a song about hard drugs and blow up the world , and we were doing it literally with a marching band , cheerleaders , fireworks and party football about to begin ... was amazing , it was very subversive and brilliant . '' The band also played the single from their third album `` Welcome to the Black Parade '' . Uses in popular Culture ( edit ) An instrumental version was featured in the Sonic Generations E3 US trailer showcasing the City Escape level . The Florida Panthers used the song as a goal song , beginning with the 2011 - 12 season . The song has been heard in films and TV shows including American Reunion , Teen Wolf , Human Target and Premium Rush as well as the trailer for Movie 43 . `` Na Na Na '' was made available as a downloadable track in the Rocktober track pack that appears exclusively in the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero : Warriors of Rock and appears in Guitar Hero Live as a playable track . A Simlish version appears in The Sims 3 : Late Night . The song has been used in a transition sequence on the British topical comedy show Russell Howard 's Good News on BBC Three . The song was used as the theme for WWE TLC ( 2010 ) Critical reception ( edit ) Thus far , `` 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 '' . Chart performance ( edit ) `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' debuted at number forty - one on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and number thirty - six on the Alternative Songs chart for the charting week dated October 9 , 2010 . The song moved up to number nineteen on the Alternative Songs chart the next week , earning the title of Greatest Gainer . Chart ( 2010 ) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart 71 Canadian Singles Chart 70 Dutch Singles Chart 86 European Hot 100 69 German Singles Chart 94 Billboard Japan Hot 100 9 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 33 Portugal Singles Top 50 49 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 26 Swedish Singles Top 60 44 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 31 UK Rock Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 77 U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 10 U.S. Billboard Rock Songs 21 Chart successions ( edit ) Preceded by `` Livin ' on a Prayer '' by Bon Jovi UK Rock Chart number - one single 13 November 2010 - 18 December 2010 Succeeded by `` Christmas Time ( Do n't Let the Bells End ) '' by The Darkness Track listing ( edit ) All songs written by Bob Bryar , Frank Iero , Ray Toro , Gerard Way , and Mikey Way . Version 1 ( promotional CD ) No . Title Length 1 . `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( radio edit ) 3 : 28 2 . `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( radio edit , with DJ intro ) 3 : 58 3 . `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( single version ) 3 : 28 4 . `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( with DJ intro ) 3 : 56 Version 2 ( promotional CD ) No . Title Length 1 . `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( radio edit ) 3 : 25 2 . `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( single version ) 3 : 23 Version 3 ( digital download ) No . Title Length 1 . `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( single version ) 3 : 23 Version 4 ( 7 '' vinyl and CD ) No . Title Length 1 . `` Na Na Na ( Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ) '' ( single version ) 3 : 25 2 . `` Zero Percent '' 2 : 47 References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Concert review : Blink - 182 and My Chemical Romance with Matt and Kim at 1 - 800 - Ask - Gary Amphitheatre , Tampa '' . Creative Loafing Tampa . 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