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Biffy Clyro | |
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.jpg) Biffy Clyro in August 2020. From left to right: Ben Johnston, Simon Neil and James Johnston | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| Genres | |
| Discography | Biffy Clyro discography |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | |
| Spinoffs | Empire State Bastard[6] |
| Members | |
| Website | biffyclyro |
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock,[7][8] East Ayrshire,[9] composed of Simon Neil (lead vocals, guitar) and twin brothers James (bass, backing vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, backing vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released nine studio albums, and following their first three albums, the band expanded their following significantly in 2007 with the release of their fourth album Puzzle, which peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was awarded a Platinum certification by the BPI.
Their fifth album, Only Revolutions (2009) reached number three in the United Kingdom, and went Gold within days of its release before achieving double-platinum status in August 2011. The album also received a Mercury Music Prize nomination. Only Revolutions included the UK hit singles "Mountains", "That Golden Rule", and "Many of Horror", all of which reached the UK Top Ten. The latter reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart after The X Factor 2010 winner, Matt Cardle covered the song, and became the UK number one Christmas single for the year 2010. In 2011, the band was nominated for the Brit Awards for Best British Group.[10] At the 2013 NME Awards, they received the award for Best British Band.[11] On 25 August 2013 Biffy Clyro headlined the main stage at Reading and Leeds Festival. Their sixth studio album, the double album Opposites was released in 2013, and was their first album to reach number one in the United Kingdom, and their second to reach number one in Scotland.
It is estimated the band have sold in excess of 1,240,000 albums and 400,000 singles in the UK alone. As of 2021, in total, the band have spent 165 weeks in the top seventy-five of the UK Album Charts, with three of those weeks being at the top position at number one and 76 weeks within the main top forty of the albums charts. The band's singles have spent a total of 79 weeks in the UK Singles Charts, with six weeks in the top ten and 42 in the top forty.[12]
- ^ a b c d "Biffy Clyro - "A Celebration of Endings"". Everything Is Noise. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Biffy Clyro: Puzzle". NME. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Post-hardcore to rock-pop: The evolution of Biffy Clyro". Everything Is Noise. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Collar, Matt (10 December 2021). "Biffy Clyro - The Myth Of The Happily Ever After". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "A Celebration of Endings - Biffy Clyro". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (31 August 2023). "Empire State Bastard – 'Rivers Of Heresy' review: ultraviolence from Biffy spin-off". NME. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Biffy Clyro | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ MacGregor, Fiona (6 January 2013). "Biffy Clyro: School friends who went platinum". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "The Official Biffy Clyro UK website". 14th Floor. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "BRITs Profile: Biffy Clyro" Archived 9 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2013
- ^ "Biffy Clyro: 'NME Award makes us better than every single English band' | News | NME.COM". NME. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.