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The discography of Biffy Clyro, a Scottishrock band, consists of five studio albums, one compilation, twenty-one singles, one EP and two DVDs.
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After the release of the single 'Iname' and EP thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow, Biffy Clyro released their debut album Blackened Sky in 2002, which included the singles '27', 'Justboy', '57' and 'Joy.Discovery.Invention', which were released during 2001 and 2002. In 2003, they released their second studio album The Vertigo of Bliss, which peaked at #48 in the UK albums chart and it produced their first UK top 40 single 'Questions and Answers', which peaked at #26. In 2005, Biffy Clyro's third album Infinity Land debuted at #47 on the UK albums chart. It spawned three top 40 singles in the UK; with those being 'Glitter and Trauma', My Recovery Injection' and 'Only One Word Comes To Mind'. It would not be until 2007 however, when their fourth studio album Puzzle broke the band into the mainstream. It peaked at #2 on the UK albums chart, was certified gold and gave the band three top 20 singles, with 'Saturday Superhouse' being the most successful of these by peaking at #13.
As of November 2009, Biffy have released their fifth studio album Only Revolutions. So far the album has given the band their first two top 10 singles, with 'Mountains' being the most successful peaking at #5; the album charted at #8.
Albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||
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2002 | Blackened Sky
| 78 | -- | -- | ||
2003 | The Vertigo of Bliss
| 48 | -- | -- | ||
2004 | Infinity Land
| 47 | -- | -- | ||
2007 | Puzzle
| 2 | 17 | -- |
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2009 | Only Revolutions
| 8 | 16 | 99 |
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Compilations
- Singles 2001-2005 (7 July 2008) Beggars Banquet
Digital releases
![Biffy Clyro Discography Biffy Clyro Discography](http://www.biffyclyro.com/ugc-1/discography/discog/14/16.jpg)
- Live At Radio 1's Big Weekend - EP (4 June 2007) BBC Worldwide Limited (iTunes exclusive)
- Missing Pieces - The Puzzle B-Sides (14 April 2009) Roadrunner Records (US release only)
- iTunes Live From London - EP (26 October 2009) 14th Floor Records (iTunes exclusive)
EPs
- thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow (13 June 2000)
Singles
Year | Single | Peak Chart Positions | Album | |||||||||||||||
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1999 | 'iname' | -- | - | -- | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
2001 | '27' | -- | - | -- | Blackened Sky | |||||||||||||
'Justboy' | 111 | - | -- | |||||||||||||||
2002 | '57' | 61 | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
'Joy.Discovery.Invention' / 'Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys' | 86 | -- | -- | Blackened Sky/The Vertigo of Bliss | ||||||||||||||
2003 | 'The Ideal Height' | 46 | -- | -- | The Vertigo of Bliss | |||||||||||||
'Questions and Answers' | 26 | - | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Eradicate the Doubt' | 98 | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
2004 | 'There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake' | -- | -- | -- | Infinity Land | |||||||||||||
'Glitter and Trauma' | 21 | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
'My Recovery Injection' | 24 | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||
2005 | 'Only One Word Comes To Mind' | 27 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||
2006 | 'Semi-Mental' | -- | -- | -- | Puzzle | |||||||||||||
2007 | 'Saturday Superhouse' | 13 | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
'Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies' | 19 | 47 | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Folding Stars' | 18 | - | -- | |||||||||||||||
'Machines' | 29 | - | -- | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 'Who's Got A Match?' | 27 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||
'Mountains' | 5 | - | 45 | Only Revolutions | ||||||||||||||
2009 | 'That Golden Rule' | 10 | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
'The Captain' | 17 | - | -- | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 'Many Of Horror' | 20 | - | -- | ||||||||||||||
Bubbles | . | . | . | |||||||||||||||
'—' denotes single that did not chart or was not released |
Covers
Biffy Clyro have performed various covers live on stage, radio and studio recordings. These include:[citation needed]
- 'Champagne Supernova' (originally recorded by Oasis)
- 'You're The One That I Want' (originally recorded by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John from the Grease soundtrack)
- 'Take Me Out' (originally recorded by Franz Ferdinand)
- 'The Tomahawk Kid' (originally recorded by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
- 'Go Your Own Way' (originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac)
- 'Buddy Holly' (originally recorded by Weezer)
- 'Umbrella' (originally recorded by Rihanna)
- 'When You Were Young' (originally recorded by The Killers)
- 'Japanese to English' (originally recorded by Red House Painters)
- 'Daughter' (originally recorded by Pearl Jam)
- 'You Shook Me All Night Long' (originally recorded by AC/DC)
- 'Killing In The Name' (originally recorded by Rage Against The Machine)
- 'Love Sex Magic' (originally recorded by Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake)
- 'Fight for This Love' (originally recorded by Cheryl Cole)
On the 22nd of August 2008, the band covered a re-worked acoustic version of 'Killing In The Name' on Jo Whiley's Show at The Reading Festival on BBC Radio 1. Band sung just the melody for the notable swear word in the song. However, the crowd responded by starting a mass sing along with the swear word, which forced Jo Whiley to apologize on air after the song because the broadcast was during lunch time. The band have previously mentioned that Rage Against The Machine are one of their major influences. Ben Johnston has also stated that he used to provide lead vocals in a Rage Against The Machine cover band.
The band have also stated in interviews that they uesd to cover several Nirvana songs, particularly when they first started out. However even at their earliest gigs the majority of the songs played were their own material.
Unreleased tracks
Biffy Clyro have various tracks that remains unreleased. These include:
- 'Broken Star' (The first song ever written under their previous band name 'Screwfish')
- 'Tremble' (Appeared on a rare demo tape from '96 along with 'Cul-De-Sac', 'I Know' and a track labled as 'Unkown')
- 'Blamer' (A.K.A 'End of Summer' - played at early gigs and featured on early an demo)
- 'Yearn' (Was played at early gigs and feaured on an early demo. Another early track 'Gently' shares the same lyrics as 'Yearn' and was re-recorded in 2005)
- 'Absurd' (A.K.A 'Pop Song' - played at early gigs)
- 'Sky Blue Velvet' (Played at early gigs and featured on an early demo)
- 'Cul-De-Sac' (Featured on demo tapes from '96 and '98)
- 'I Know' (Featured on demo tapes from '96 and '98)
- 'Surging of Flux' (Re-written & re-recorded as a 2001 B-side 'Instructio4')
- 'Static' (Outro was used in 'Only One Word Comes To Mind')
- 'I'm Probably In Your Pocket' (Recorded for Only Revolutions but remains unreleased)
- 'Captain Sir!' (Originally a counterpart to 'Help Me Be Captain' later released as 'The Captain' on Only Revolutions)
- 'The Ghouls of Bymbombidor' (Sections from this song were used in their Buddy Holly cover and in the Puzzle album track 9/15ths)
References
- ^http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
- ^http://www.biffyclyro.com/the-biff.htm
- ^http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
- ^'UK Charts > Biffy Clyro'. chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=237. Retrieved 08-01-2010.
- ^'Chart Log UK > Biffy Clyro'. Zobbel. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM. Retrieved 08-01-2010.
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Artist Biography by Mario Mesquita Borges
Known for their anthemic alt-rock, Scotland's Biffy Clyro are a dynamic power trio marked by the throaty lead-vocal brogue of singer/guitarist Simon Neil. Emerging in the early 2000s, Biffy Clyro drew loyal fans with their grunge, hardcore, and prog-rock-influenced sound that found them combining hooky choruses with unusual song forms and galloping rhythmic meters. While their early albums helped build their fan base in Britain, they broke through to an international audience with 2009's Only Revolutions, which peaked at number three on the U.K. album charts and earned a Mercury Prize nomination. The band continued to experiment, issuing the double-disc Opposites in 2013, and the soundtrack album Balance, Not Symmetry in 2019. Assembling in the late '90s in the town of Kilmarnock near Glasgow, Scotland, Biffy Clyro featured a three-piece lineup fronted by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil along with James Johnston (bass) and drummer Ben Johnston. Playing loud combinations of pop/rock inspired by the music of bands like Weezer, Biffy Clyro first started by playing their aggressive pop tunes in the nearby Glasgow club scene, eventually enjoying a stable and enthusiastic response from their audiences. After releasing their first EP, Thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow, via the Electric Honey record label, the band managed to secure some airplay on Scotland's BBC, which opened the way to even more exposure on the Scottish music scene. Not long after, the trio signed a recording contract with Beggars Banquet and offered their first single, '27,' in October 2000. In the following months, the group played numerous live shows, including one opening slot for their longtime idols Weezer. In February 2002, the crew offered yet another single, simply titled '57,' before the release of their long-awaited debut full-length, Blackened Sky, issued in March of that same year. A year later, the more elaborate The Vertigo of Bliss appeared. Constant touring to support the album kept the band busy until mid-2004 when they recorded Infinity Land, which was released late in the year. Three years later the successful single 'Saturday Superhouse' announced the coming of their fourth album, Puzzle. In 2009, Biffy Clyro released their fifth studio album, Only Revolutions. Featuring such singles as 'Mountains,' 'Bubbles,' and 'Many of Horror,' the album was both a critical and commercial success, going platinum in 2010 and earning several accolades including a Mercury Music Prize nomination. In 2012, Biffy Clyro released an online video trailer announcing their forthcoming sixth studio album, Opposites. A sprawling, ambitious work balancing prog rock with mainstream, radio-ready pop, Opposites was released in 2013. Buoyed by the single 'Black Chandelier,' the album became the band's first ever to hit number one on the U.K. album charts. They spent much of that year headlining their second world tour. Biffy Clyro returned in 2016 with the full-length album Ellipsis. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rich Costey (Franz Ferdinand, Muse), the album featured the singles 'Wolves of Winter' and 'Animal Style.' They went on to promote the album with an open-air set in Glasgow, and headlined the Reading & Leeds festival in 2016 and the Download Festival in 2017. November of 2017 saw the group perform a stripped-back, unplugged set at London's prestigious Roundhouse. The performance was released as a live album the following spring and featured a cover of the Beach Boys' 'God Only Knows.' In 2019, they supplied the soundtrack to director Jamie Adams' film Balance, Not Symmetry.