The World Is Ugly / The Light Behind Your Eyes
| "The World Is Ugly" / "The Light Behind Your Eyes" | |
|---|---|
"Number Three" single cover art | |
| Single by My Chemical Romance | |
| from the album Conventional Weapons | |
| Released | December 18, 2012 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:54 ("The World Is Ugly") 5:12 ("The Light Behind Your Eyes") |
| Label | Reprise |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien |
| Audio | |
| "The World is Ugly" on YouTube "The Light Behind Your Eyes" on YouTube | |
"The World Is Ugly" and "The Light Behind Your Eyes" are songs by the American rock band My Chemical Romance from their compilation album, Conventional Weapons (2013). Together, they were released as the third single from the compilation, "Number Three", on December 18, 2012. They were created in 2009 when the band first worked on Conventional Weapons and intended for it to be their fourth studio album, before scrapping the project in favor of Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010).
Both songs are rock ballads; "The World Is Ugly" tells the listener to not let the world change who they are, while "The Light Behind Your Eyes" covers death and leaving a message for those who are still alive. Critical reception towards "The World Is Ugly" has been mixed, while "The Light Behind Your Eyes" has been reviewed more positively, with some critics considering it one of My Chemical Romance's best songs. The single topped the UK Rock & Metal chart and reached #113 on the UK singles chart.