I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
| I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love | ||||
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| Released | July 23, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | May 2002 | |||
| Studio | Nada Recording Studio, New Windsor, New York | |||
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| Length | 40:57 | |||
| Label | Eyeball | |||
| Producer | Geoff Rickly | |||
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| Singles from I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love | ||||
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I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love is the debut studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance, released on July 23, 2002, through Eyeball Records. It was produced by Geoff Rickly and recorded at the Nada Recording Studio in New Windsor, New York. The album was initially conceived in 2002 during the band's recording sessions for existing music that they had written prior, and was produced and recorded over the course of seven days.
An emo, post-hardcore, punk rock, and pop-punk album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love features a composition style that was unique from contemporary emo music at the time of its release. The album's eleven songs cover a variety of subjects, though the album's central themes include depression, pessimism, anger, and disillusionment. Some have considered it to be a concept album, although significant connections between tracks have generally only been made by fans. The album was supported by the promotional single "Vampires Will Never Hurt You", as well as the singles "Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough for the Two of Us" and "Headfirst for Halos".
The album did not receive much attention from critics or listeners upon its initial release, with the album only charting beginning in 2004 and reviews being scarce. As the album received more attention, it was met with mixed reviews from critics on the album, who were divided on its lyrics, themes and composition. It has been considered influential on the emo music genre for its unique style and has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.