The band have never disclosed where the name "Biffy Clyro" originated, and Simon Neil has said that it was "a stupid name" that was often "awkward" to explain its origins when the band started and when not many had heard their music. [42] Whilst being interviewed on Soccer AM, the band said that they make up stories about how they are named because they are bored with being asked the same question. Among the conflicting answers the band have given are: The Captain": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 01 November 2009 – 07 November 2009". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 September 2015.

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Gumble, Daniel (9 August 2016). "Biffy Clyro present UK's first VR music video". Music Week . Retrieved 26 May 2017. 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"). Mon the Biffy! or, in more recent times, 'Mon the Biff!, are well known chants among Biffy Clyro fans, [47] usually shouted in between songs at gigs, or before the band comes on stage. God and Satan": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 29 August 2010 – 04 September 2010". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 September 2015.