Semi-Mental

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"Semi-Mental"
Single by Biffy Clyro
from the album Puzzle
Released	25 December 2006
Format	Download only
Recorded	The Warehouse Studio Vancouver, Canada The Farm Studios Gibsons, Canada
Length	3:22
Label	14th Floor
Producer(s)	Garth Richardson
Biffy Clyro singles chronology
"Only One Word Comes To Mind" (2005)	"Semi-Mental" (2006)	"Saturday Superhouse" (2007)
Puzzle track listing
"Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies" "Saturday Superhouse" "Who's Got A Match" "As Dust Dances" "2/15ths" "A Whole Child Ago" "The Conversation Is..." "Now I'm Everyone" "Semi-Mental" "4/15ths" "Love Has A Diameter" "Get Fucked Stud" "Folding Stars" "9/15ths" "Machines"

"Semi-Mental" is a song by Biffy Clyro and the first single from their fourth album, Puzzle, and is a download only single. It was released on 25 December 2006.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Musical structure 3 Trivia 4 Track listing 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] Overview

Simon Neil has commented on the song, saying

“

This is our most straight-up rock song. It's about trying to numb the pain when you're feeling so sad - when you hurt so much you need an escape. Everyone has a different way of escaping.[1]

”

[edit] Musical structure

The song is in Drop D tuning, a tuning favoured by Biffy Clyro, and features a beginning similar to their 2003 single, "Questions and Answers", with a wall of feedback.

[edit] Trivia

• When released on iTunes, the artist was listed as Semi-Mental instead of Biffy Clyro making it harder to find and probably losing out on a lot of sales, with iTunes being the main music download site.
• It was named single of the week by Kerrang! magazine.

[edit] Track listing

• All tracks written by Simon Neil, James Johnson, and Ben Johnson.

1. "Semi-Mental" – 3:22

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• "Semi-Mental" Music Video

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Discography
Albums: Blackened Sky • The Vertigo Of Bliss • Infinity Land • Puzzle
EPs: thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow
Singles: "iname" • "27" • "Justboy" • "57" • "Joy.Discovery.Invention"/"Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" • "The Ideal Height" • "Questions and Answers" • "Eradicate the Doubt" • "There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake" • "Glitter and Trauma" • "My Recovery Injection" • "Only One Word Comes To Mind" • "Semi-Mental" • "Saturday Superhouse" • "Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies"
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