| "57" | ||||
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| Single by Biffy Clyro | ||||
| from the album Blackened Sky | ||||
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| Released | 4 February 2002 [1] | |||
| Recorded | The Practice Pad (Glasgow, Scotland) | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Simon Neil | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Sheldon | |||
| Biffy Clyro singles chronology | ||||
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| Blackened Sky track listing | ||||
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| thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow track listing | ||||
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"57" is a song by Biffy Clyro from their 2002 debut album, Blackened Sky .
This song was the third single from Blackened Sky. An early version of it,with different vocals and guitars,appeared on their debut EP, thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow . Its intro is played in a mixture of 5/4 and 3/4 time,while the rest of the song is played in 4/4. Also when played live it is sped up noticeably.
Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro.
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock,East Ayrshire,composed of Simon Neil,James Johnston,and Ben Johnston. Currently signed to 14th Floor Records,they have released nine studio albums,five of which reached the top five in the UK Albums Chart,with their sixth studio album,Opposites claiming their first UK No. 1 album. The latest three consecutive studio albums have all peaked at number one in the UK official albums chart. After their first three albums,the band expanded their following significantly in 2007 with the release of their fourth album,Puzzle,creating more mainstream songs with simpler rhythms and distancing themselves from the more unusual dissonant style present in their previous three albums. Puzzle peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart on 16 June 2007. The album went platinum in the UK in 2012,having sold over 300,000 copies.
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