Gerard Way delivers a strident call-to-arms on this blistering punk-funk track. MCR were inspired by the Rolling Stones and in particular their song "Paint it Black" for this cut. "Mikey, Gerard and I were listening to the Stones and we noticed how their songs are very repetitive but one guitar is playing throughout," guitarist Ray Toro explained to Spin magazine. "And the way we built a lot of the record was by taking it eight or 16 bars at a time and used melodies that would work over an entire verse. Which is kind of strange."
This is the lead song in the opening cinematic of Sony Playstation's Gran Turismo 5. MCR are big fans of the video game. "I remember playing it and loving it years ago," Toro told Spin."And I think you hear that song and it just makes you want to drive faster. There's so much energy on the track."
Gerard Way told UK newspaper The Sun: "You could probably hear 'Planetary Go' in a dance club but never with lyrics like those. One line says, 'Having fame is inject able, faith is unavailable.' Which are both really true. We have to make up our own faiths today. And music is one such faith."
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