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Hesitant Alien
Studio album by
Gerard Way
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2014 (2014-09-29)
Recorded2014
StudiosLightning Sound Studio (Hidden Hills, California)
Sonic Ranch (Tornillo, Texas)
Genres
Length38:51
Labels
ProducerDoug McKean
Alternative cover
Singles from Hesitant Alien
  1. "No Shows"
    Released: August 18, 2014
  2. "Millions"
    Released: November 17, 2014

Hesitant Alien is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Gerard Way, released on September 29, 2014. The project was conceived following the break-up of My Chemical Romance—the band which he started and sang lead vocals for—in 2013.

Background

Prior to starting his solo career, Gerard Way was the founder and lead singer for American rock band My Chemical Romance. After its creation in 2001, the band released four albums before breaking up on March 22, 2013.

Production

Music

Release

Critical reception

Commercial performance

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gerard Way, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Bureau" 2:38
2."Action Cat" 3:07
3."No Shows"
4:12
4."Brother" 4:31
5."Millions"
3:28
6."Zero Zero" 2:49
7."Juarez"
2:50
8."Drugstore Perfume" 4:50
9."Get the Gang Together"
  • Way
  • Don Blum
3:40
10."How It's Going to Be"
3:44
11."Maya the Psychic" 3:02
Total length:38:51
Japanese bonus track[8]
No.TitleLength
12."Television All the Time"3:34
Total length:42:25

Personnel

  • Gerard Way – vocals, guitar (all tracks); percussion (1–3, 8–11), bass guitar (1, 3, 4), piano (2, 4), keyboards (10)
  • Ian Fowles – guitar (all tracks), percussion (9)
  • Matt Gorney – bass guitar (all except 1), piano (1), guitars (4), percussion (9), additional vocals (5)
  • Jarrod Alexander – drums (all tracks), percussion (1, 2, 6, 9)
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8–10)
  • Jason Freese – horn (3, 9)
  • Tom Rasulo – percussion (2)
  • Mikey Way – additional vocals (5)
  • Sabina Olague – spoken word (7)

Production

  • Doug McKean – production
  • Tom Rasulo – engineer
  • Andrew Law – assistant engineer
  • Gerardo "Jerry" Ordonez – assistant engineer
  • Zach Mauldin – assistant engineer
  • Lance Sumner – assistant engineer
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Gerard Way – art direction
  • Norman Wonderly – art direction

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak

position

29
17
37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 13
14
UK Rock Albums[14] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[15] 16
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[15] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums[15] 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Gerard Way talks independence, alternative influences & making art - Fuse". Fuse. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Gerard Way Explains Why He Went Britpop With 'Hesitant Alien' - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Billboardreview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NME was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Gerard Way - Hesitant Alien". TeamRock. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference ASreview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Gerard Way Announces First Solo Album Hesitant Alien For September 2014 Release". music.mxdwn.com. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  8. ^ Hesitant Alien (Japanese compact disc liner notes). Reprise Records. 2014. WPCR-15874.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Gerard Way – Hesitant Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 40, 2014". GfK Chart-Track. IRMA. Archived from the original.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Gerard Way – Hesitant Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart 2014 4 October 2014 - 10 October 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 20, 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Gerard Way Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  14. ^ "2014-10-11 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  15. ^ a b c Hesitant Alien - Gerard Way - Awards at AllMusic

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