Thank You for the Venom

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| type = promotional single

| artist = My Chemical Romance

| album = Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

| released = {{start date|2004|6|8}}

| recorded = 2004

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| genre = * Punk rock{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Tom |title=The Top 10 Best My Chemical Romance Songs |url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-07-08/top-10-best-my-chemical-romance-songs-gerard-way-franki-iero-mikey-way-ray-ray-toro |website=TeamRock|date=8 July 2016 }}

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| writer = My Chemical Romance

| producer = Howard Benson

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"Thank You for the Venom" a song from My Chemical Romance's second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. It was released as an airplay single in Europe. It is also My Chemical Romance's fifth single. The song peaked at number 71 in the UK. The song was released in limited edition red vinyl and has long been out of print. It was featured in Need for Speed: Underground Rivals for PSP.

The opening line "Sister I'm not much a poet/but a criminal" is a reference to the Morrissey song "Sister I'm a Poet". The vinyl version contains a live cover of "Jack the Ripper", also originally by Morrissey.

The track's instrumentation consists of what has been described as "metallic guitar heroism."{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=15 Best Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums of 2004 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/15-best-emo-post-hardcore-albums-of-2004/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}

Track listings

All songs written by My Chemical Romance, except where noted.

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| headline = UK promotional 3" CD

| title1 = Thank You for the Venom

| length1 = 3:43

| title2 = Website extras included as Enhanced CD content

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{{tracklist

| headline = UK 7" vinyl

| title1 = Thank You for the Venom

| length1 = 3:41

| title2 = Jack the Ripper

| length2 = 3:25

| note2 = live; originally by Morrissey

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Charts

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scope="row"\| UK Rock & Metal (OCC){{Cite web \|date=19 December 2004 \|title=Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40 \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20041219/111/ \|access-date=8 February 2022 \|publisher=Official Charts Company}} \| 4

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Certifications

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