Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 29 October 2021". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 October 2021. Despite being recorded months before the pandemic, the band’s eighth studio album is eerily prophetic. Inspired by the breakdown of two relationships in the band’s team, the songs are imbued with a sense of personal accountability and wisdom learned from mistakes; that decency and morality are a constant work-in-progress. Only Revolutions: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 15 November 2009 – 21 November 2009". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 September 2015.

In July 2009, Kerrang! reported that they were filming the video for the first single from the album, " That Golden Rule". It was filmed on 1 July in London, with the band saying that the song is "like Kyuss and Tool playing with some Scottish freaks screaming over the top of it." "That Golden Rule" got its first play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 8 July, playing the song twice in a row; it was then announced that the single would be released on 23 August 2009. It went on to reach No.10 on the UK Singles Chart. Just before the official release of " That Golden Rule", Biffy Clyro performed on the main stage at V Festival, their second appearance at the festival (the first time being in 2006, in a much earlier slot; during their set on the Chelmsford leg, the band experienced power failures twice during the opening song " Glitter and Trauma").

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To coincide with these headline performances, a U.K. arena tour was announced with Brand New announced as the support act. The tour culminated in a performance at London's O2 arena, in December 2016. The band stated in an interview for BalconyTV that the name was that of a Finnish footballer from the 17th century. [44] Presenters: Tam Cowan, Stuart Cosgrove (13 August 2011). "Off the Ball". Off the Ball. Glasgow. rte. BBC Radio Scotland. The Awards 2011: Best Live Band – Biffy Clyro – News". News.qthemusic.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012 . Retrieved 3 November 2011. Joy.Discovery.Invention/Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 21 July 2002 – 27 July 2002". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 September 2015.Bubbles": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 09 May 2010 – 15 May 2010". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 September 2015. Brown, Jimmy (21 July 2010). "Biffy Clyro's God and Satan by Corin Hardy". Promo News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015 . Retrieved 7 September 2015. Another interview claims that the name Biffy Clyro comes from an acronym for "Big Imagination For Feeling Young 'Cos Life Yearns Real Optimism". [43] https://thewarnermusicshop.com/products/biffy-clyro-a-celebration-of-endings-live-from-the-barrowland-ballroom-glasgow-bundle The band released a new single entitled " Mountains" in July 2008, which reached No.5 in the UK Singles Chart – the band's first song to reach the top 10, and their highest charting single to date. "Mountains" would later be included on their new album.