My Chemical Romance recently released a cover of Pulp's "Common People."
The bonus track, recorded for BBC Radio 1, is the latest to drop from the Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys reissue, due July 10th. It is the second preview from the upcoming deluxe edition, following the live performance of "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)," also recorded for BBC Radio 1.
Speaking on BBC Radio 1 in 2011, frontman Gerard Way said of the Pulp cover, "[It] is a song that, growing up in New Jersey, it was very important to me and Mikey [Way]. It was very relevant to us, feeling like you were in a place you could never get out of, that you were never going to escape."
"I remember pushing carts at a supermarket listening to this song on headphones on a cassette player and wondering whether the hell I was ever going to get out of New Jersey. [Common People] speaks to regular people and that's why it's so great. And they're an amazing band," he added.
My Chemical Romance is about to embark on a European run of their Black Parade 2026 tour before a U.S. run from August to October, including an appearance at Louder Than Life and a five-show residency at the Hollywood Bowl.
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