My Chemical Romance started recording their third studio album on April 10, 2006 with Rob Cavallo, producer of many of Green Day's albums. It was originally thought to be titled "The Rise and Fall of My Chemical Romance" (in reference to "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie), but in an interview with "Kerrang!" magazine, Gerard Way suggested this was just the album's working title, stating "It was never the title of the album, more a spoof, or joke."