Biffy Clyro discography

Biffy Clyro discography

Biffy Clyro in 2008. From left to right: James Johnston, Ben Johnston and Simon Neil.
Studio albums 6
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 7
Music videos 27
EPs 5
Singles 29
Other appearances 6

The discography of Biffy Clyro, a Scottish alternative rock band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums, five extended plays (EPs), 29 singles, 27 music videos and six other appearances. Biffy Clyro were formed in 1995 in Kilmarnock by vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil, bassist James Johnston and drummer Ben Johnston.[1] They released their debut EP thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow in 2000 through Electric Honey and later signed with Beggars Banquet Records.[2] The band's debut full-length album Blackened Sky was released in March 2002, reaching number 25 on the Scottish Albums Chart and number 78 on the UK Albums Chart.[3][4] The Vertigo of Bliss followed in 2003,[2] with the album's single "Questions and Answers" the band's first to reach the top ten of the Scottish Singles Chart.[5] The band's third and final album with Beggars Banquet, Infinity Land, was released the following year.[2] The singles "Glitter and Trauma", "My Recovery Injection" and "Only One Word Comes to Mind" all reached the top ten in Scotland, as well as the top 30 on the UK Singles Chart.[5][4]

After a number of years touring, Biffy Clyro returned in 2007 with Puzzle on 14th Floor Records, which topped the Scottish Albums Chart and reached number two in the UK.[3][4] The album was certified platinum in the UK and spawned three UK top-20 singles: "Saturday Superhouse", "Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies" and "Folding Stars".[6][5] After the release of lead single "Mountains" in 2008 and second single "That Golden Rule" in 2009, both of which topped the Scottish Singles Chart,[5] the band released their fifth album Only Revolutions in 2009.[2] The album reached number four in Scotland,[3] number three in the UK,[4] and has since been certified double platinum in the UK.[6] An additional four singles from Only Revolutions reached the Scottish top 20.[5] Double album Opposites was released in 2013, which was the first album by the band to top the UK Albums Chart (it also reached number one in Scotland and charted in several other regions).[4][3]

In addition to their studio albums, Biffy Clyro have also released two live albums – Revolutions: Live at Wembley was released in 2011 and reached the top ten in Scotland and the UK,[3][4] and Opposites: Live from Glasgow was released in 2013[7] – and several compilation albums, including Similarities in 2014, which reached number 23 in Scotland and number 28 in the UK.[3][4] The band have also contributed several songs to external compilation albums, including cover versions of "Buddy Holly" by Weezer,[8] "Umbrella" by Rihanna,[9] "Love Sex Magic" by Ciara,[10] "Fight for This Love" by Cheryl Cole,[11] "We Built This City" by Starship,[12] and "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk.[13]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SCO
[3]		 AUT
[14]		 FIN
[15]		 GER
[16]		 IRL
[17]		 NED
[18]		 NOR
[19]		 SWE
[20]		 SWI
[21]		 UK
[4]
Blackened Sky 25 — — — — — — — — 78
The Vertigo of Bliss
  • Released: 16 June 2003
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: CD, LP
 18 — — — — — — — — 48
Infinity Land
  • Released: 4 October 2004
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 13 — — — — — — — — 47
Puzzle 1 — — 95 17 — — — — 2
  • UK: Platinum[6]
Only Revolutions
  • Released: 9 November 2009
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, DL
 4 — — 65 16 85 28 — 66 3
Opposites
  • Released: 28 January 2013
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL
 1 12 3 5 3 22 9 16 22 1
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Chart peaks Certifications
SCO
[3]		 GER
[16]		 UK
[4]
Revolutions: Live at Wembley
  • Released: 27 June 2011
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD+DVD
 4 76 9
Opposites: Live from Glasgow
  • Released: 29 November 2013
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, DL
 — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Chart peaks
SCO
[3]		 GER
[16]		 UK
[4]
Singles 2001–2005
  • Released: 7 July 2008
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • Format: CD
 — — —
Missing Pieces
  • Released: 14 May 2009
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
 — — —
Lonely Revolutions
  • Released: 23 August 2010
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 60 — —
Blackened Sky B-Sides
  • Released: 2 April 2012
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
 — — —
The Vertigo of Bliss B-Sides
  • Released: 11 June 2012
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
 — — —
Infinity Land B-Sides
  • Released: 24 September 2012
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
 — — —
Similarities
  • Released: 18 July 2014
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 23 50 28
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Album details
thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow
Live at Radio 1's Big Weekend
  • Released: 4 June 2007
  • Label: BBC
  • Format: DL
iTunes Live from London
  • Released: 26 October 2009
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
iTunes Festival: London 2010
  • Released: 18 January 2010
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL
iTunes Festival: London 2012
  • Released: 28 September 2012
  • Label: 14th Floor
  • Format: DL

Singles

List of singles with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SCO
[5]		 BEL
Fla.
[23]		 IRL
[17]		 NED
[18]		 UK
[4][24]		 UK
Rock
[25]		 US
Alt.
[26]
"Iname" 1999 — — — — — — — Non-album single
"27" 2001 — — — — — — — Blackened Sky
"Justboy" 56 — — — 111 — —
"57" 2002 30 — — — 61 — —
"Joy.Discovery.Invention/Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" 46 — — — 86 — — Blackened Sky/
The Vertigo of Bliss
"The Ideal Height" 2003 31 — — — 46 — — The Vertigo of Bliss
"Questions and Answers" 9 — — — 26 3 —
"Eradicate the Doubt" 88 — — — 98 — —
"There's No Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake" 2004 — — — — — — — Infinity Land
"Glitter and Trauma" 7 — — — 21 — —
"My Recovery Injection" 10 — — — 24 3 —
"Only One Word Comes to Mind" 2005 7 — — — 27 — —
"Semi-Mental" 2006 — — — — — — — Puzzle
"Saturday Superhouse" 2007 1 — — — 13 — —
"Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies" 1 — — — 19 — —
"Folding Stars" 2 — — — 18 — —
"Machines" 5 — — — 29 — —
"Who's Got a Match?" 2008 5 — — — 27 — —
"Mountains" 1 — 42 — 5 — — Only Revolutions
"That Golden Rule" 2009 1 — — — 10 — —
"The Captain" 7 — — — 17 1 —
"Many of Horror" 2010 9 — 10 66 8 — 33
"Bubbles" 20 — — — 34 — —
"God and Satan" 17 — — — 36 — —
"Mountains" (live) 2011 — — — — — — — Revolutions: Live at Wembley
"Black Chandelier" 2013 8 11 75 — 14 1 25 Opposites
"Biblical" 38 — — — 70 3 —
"Opposite" 38 — — — 49 1 —
"Victory Over the Sun" 93 — — — 152 — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Charts Album
UK
[27]
"Sky Demon" 2009 13 Only Revolutions

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"57" 2002 Matt Broadley [28]
"Justboy" Will Htay [29]
"Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" Paul McCallum [30]
"Questions and Answers" 2003 Bradley Beesley, Dan Brown [31]
"Eradicate the Doubt" Martin Wallace [32]
"Glitter and Trauma" 2004 The Shammashian Brothers [33]
"My Recovery Injection" Bradley Beesley, Dan Brown [34]
"Only One Word Comes to Mind" 2005 Paul Williams [35]
"Semi-Mental" 2006 Alex Gilbert, Biffy Clyro [36]
"Saturday Superhouse" 2007 Bradley Beesley [37]
"Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies" Andy Morahan [36]
"Folding Stars" Howard Greenhalgh [38]
"Machines" unknown
"Who's Got a Match?" 2008 Tim Mattia
"Mountains" James Copeman [39][40]
"That Golden Rule" 2009 Popcore [41][40]
"The Captain" Andy Morahan [42][40]
"Many of Horror" 2010 [43][44][40]
"Bubbles" Marc Klasfeld [40]
"God and Satan" Corin Hardy [45][40]
"Booooom, Blast & Ruin" Blair Young [40]
"Stingin' Belle" 2012 Sam Wrench [46]
"Black Chandelier" Big TV! [47][48]
"Biblical" 2013 Jim Canty [49][50]
"Opposite" Elliott Sellers [51]
"Victory Over the Sun" Jim Canty [52]
"Sounds Like Balloons" unknown

Other appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album Ref.
"Buddy Holly" 2006 High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock [8]
"Umbrella" 2007 Radio 1's Live Lounge Volume 2 [9]
"Fight for This Love" Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions [11]
"Love Sex Magic" 2009 Radio 1's Live Lounge Volume 4 [10]
"We Built This City" 2013 BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013 [12]
"Get Lucky" 2014 The Saturday Sessions from The Dermot O'Leary Show [13]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Borges, Mario Mesquita. "Biffy Clyro Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Scottish Albums Chart positions for Biffy Clyro:
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Biffy Clyro". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Scottish Singles Chart positions for Biffy Clyro:
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 September 2015. Note: User must manually search for Biffy Clyro.
  7. ↑ "Biffy Clyro: "Opposites - Live from Glasgow"". Warner Music Group. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Various - High Voltage - A Brief History of Rock (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Radio 1's Live Lounge, Vol. 2 - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. 1 2 O'Brien, Jon. "Radio 1's Live Lounge, Vol. 4 - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. 1 2 O'Brien, Jon. "The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  12. 1 2 "BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013 (Deluxe Edition)". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  13. 1 2 "The Saturday Sessions from the Dermot O'Leary Show (2014) - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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  18. 1 2 "Discografie Biffy Clyro". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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  24. ↑ "Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  25. ↑ UK Rock Singles Chart positions for Biffy Clyro:
  26. ↑ "Alternative Songs". Biffy Clyro Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  27. ↑ "15 November 2009 - 21 November 2009". Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "57"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  29. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "Justboy"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "Geekrocker Podcast: Meet the Geeks!". Geekrocker. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "Questions and answers"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  32. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "Eradicate the doubt (live)"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "Glitter and trauma"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  34. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "My recovery injection"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  35. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "Only one word springs to mind"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  36. 1 2 Puzzle (Media notes). Biffy Clyro. 14th Floor Records. 2007.
  37. ↑ ""Saturday Superhouse" by Biffy Clyro". VH1. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  38. ↑ "Watch Biffy Clyro - Folding Stars". Yahoo!. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  39. ↑ Knight, David (25 July 2008). "Biffy Clyro's Mountains by James Copeman". Promo News. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  40. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Only Revolutions (Media notes). Biffy Clyro. 14th Floor Records. 2009.
  41. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (12 August 2009). "Biffy Clyro's The Golden Rule by Popcore". Promo News. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  42. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (8 October 2009). "Biffy Clyro's Captain by Andy Morahan". Promo News. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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  44. ↑ Knight, David (7 January 2010). "Biffy Clyro's Many of Horror by Andy Morahan". Promo News. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  45. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (21 July 2010). "Biffy Clyro's God and Satan by Corin Hardy". Promo News. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  46. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (7 August 2012). "Biffy Clyro's Stingin' Belle by Sam Wrench". Promo News. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  47. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "Black chandelier"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  48. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (13 December 2012). "Biffy Clyro's Black Chandelier by Big TV". Promo News. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  49. ↑ "Biffy Clyro - "Biblical"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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  51. ↑ Corner, Lewis (15 May 2013). "Biffy Clyro premiere new single 'Opposite' music video - watch". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  52. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (31 July 2013). "Biffy Clyro's Victory Over the Sun by Jim Canty". Promo News. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

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