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Life on the Murder Scene

Life on the Murder Scene
Live album by
My Chemical Romance
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006 (2006-03-21)
Recorded2005
Genre
Length35:45 (CD)
120 minutes (DVD 1)
126 minutes (DVD 2)
LabelReprise
ProducerHoward Benson
My Chemical Romance chronology
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
(2004) 		Life on the Murder Scene
(2006) 		The Black Parade
(2006)

Life on the Murder Scene is a live album/compilation album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. It was released on March 21, 2006. The release includes three discs (two DVDs and one CD) of the whole history documenting the band from the start to the present. Life on the Murder Scene is a predominantly live album, but also includes two demo tracks and a previously unreleased track. Models Jamisin Matthews and Jaime Andrews portray the demolition couple in the cover photo, booklet, packaging, DVD art, and DVD menus. The demo of "Bury Me in Black" was previously released as a bonus track on the Japanese release of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.

One DVD documents the band on the road in the form of a diary and the other covers live footage, Sessions@AOL, MTV $2 Bill performance, and four of their videos with the behind-the-scenes "Making Of..." for three of them. The cover features a live version of "Demolition Lovers II" (the name of the album cover of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge).[1]

The album has seen decent success in Australia, peaking at #2 on the ARIA Top 40 DVD Chart, and also in the U.S., peaking at #30 on the Billboard 200.

Commercial performance

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar[2]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[3]
Kerrang!StarStarStarStar[citation needed]

Life on the Murder Scene has been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA indicating shipment of over 200,000 units as it is considered a long-form video.[4]

Artwork

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The artwork features a live-action re-enactment of the Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge album cover.

Track listing

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Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Life on the Murder Scene
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[21]
video 		Platinum 8,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]
album 		Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[4]
video 		2× Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "Allmusic review".
  3. ^ Eliscu, Jenny (March 9, 2006). "My Chemical Romance: Life On The Murder Scene". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "American video certifications – My Chemical Romance – Life on the Murder Scene". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. April 2, 2006. Archived from the original on April 10, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography My Chemical Romance". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "My Chemical Romance Ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Top 100 Album – De enero a diciembre de 2006" (PDF) (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. March 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. March 26, 2006. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "My Chemical Romance Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "My Chemical Romance Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  14. ^ "My Chemical Romance – Life on the Murder Scene". Top 40 DVD Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  15. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart – Chart 1510" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. May 1, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025 – via Scoop.
  16. ^ "My Chemical Romance Chart History (Music Video Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  17. ^ "My Chemical Romance Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  18. ^ "My Chemical Romance Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  19. ^ "Ranking Mensual de DVD Abril – 2006 (Repertorio Popular)" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  20. ^ "Fat Freddy's at top of album charts for year" (Press release). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2025 – via Scoop.
  21. ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino – My Chemical Romance" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – My Chemical Romance – Life on the Murder Scene". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 23, 2022.