Semi-Mental

Infobox Single
Name = Semi-Mental


Caption =
Artist = Biffy Clyro
from Album = Puzzle
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 25 December 2006
Format = Digital download
Recorded = The Warehouse Studio
Vancouver, Canada
The Farm Studios
Gibsons, Canada
Genre =
Length =

• 4:09 (Album version)
• 3:22 (Single version)

Label = 14th Floor
Writer = Simon Neil
Producer = Garth Richardson
Certification =
Chart position =
* #198 (UK Official Download Chart)
Last single = "Only One Word Comes To Mind"
(2005)
This single = "Semi-Mental"
(2006)
Next single = "Saturday Superhouse"
(2007)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Puzzle
Type = studio
Tracks =
#"Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies"
#"Saturday Superhouse"
#"Who's Got A Match?"
#"As Dust Dances"
#*"2/15ths"
#"A Whole Child Ago"
#"The Conversation Is..."
#"Now I'm Everyone"
#"Semi-Mental"
#*"4/15ths"
#"Love Has A Diameter"
#"Get Fucked Stud"
#"Folding Stars"
#"9/15ths"
#"Machines"

"Semi-Mental" is a song by Biffy Clyro and the first single from their fourth album, "Puzzle", and is a download only single. It was released on 25 December 2006.

Overview

Simon Neil has commented on the song, sayingcquote|This is our most straight-up rock song. It's about trying to numb the pain when you're feeling so sad - when you hurt so much you need an escape. Everyone has a different way of escaping. ["Kerrang!" #1147, p.6]

When released on iTunes, the artist was listed as Semi-Mental instead of Biffy Clyro making it harder to find and probably losing out on a lot of sales, with iTunes being the main music download site. The song was also named single of the week by "Kerrang!" magazine. At the beginning of the music video, the words "Play Louder" are displayed. This is a reference to Audioslave's video for "Cochise", which displays the words "Play Loud" at the beginning

Musical composition

The guitar and bass in the song is in Drop D tuning, the standard Biffy Clyro tuning, and features a beginning similar to their 2003 single, "Questions and Answers", with a wall of feedback.

Track listing

Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro.
*Digital download
#"Semi-Mental" – 3:22

Personnel

* Simon Neil – guitar, vocals
* Ben Johnston – bass, vocals
* James Johnston – drums, vocals
* Garth Richardson – producer

Notes

External links

* [http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858659192 "Semi-Mental" Lyrics]
* [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/print.php?what=tab&id=529545 "Semi-Mental" Guitar Tablature]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H1TGA8O_us "Semi-Mental" Music Video]