"Bubbles" is the fifth single taken from Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 rock

Rock music

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 band Biffy Clyro's

Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...

 fifth studio album, Only Revolutions

Only Revolutions (Biffy Clyro album)

Only Revolutions is the fifth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro, released 9 November 2009 on 14th Floor Records. As with its predecessor, Puzzle, the album was produced by Garth Richardson. Upon release, Only Revolutions was a critical and commercial success...

. Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...

 and Them Crooked Vultures

Them Crooked Vultures

Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl , and Josh Homme . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances...

 provides additional lead guitar in the song. Despite being one of the lower charting songs from the album (reaching #34 on the UK singles chart), it has spent more weeks in the top 100 than any other Biffy Clyro song.

Background and recording

According to the band's official website, the CD single of the song will feature new tracks ‘Sad Sad Songs’, ‘Hiya’ and ‘Street Love’ as b-sides across the formats, CD, 2 x 7” Vinyl and Download. It was added to the BBC Radio 1 A List on 21 April 2010.

In an interview with Kerrang!

Kerrang!

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 Simon Neil was quick to praise Josh Homme's guitar skills: "He came to the studio and listened to the song," he said, "and two minutes later, he was playing the best guitar solo you've ever heard." 'Street Love' contains the Chorus of older bootlegs/live versions of single 'That Golden Rule'.

Track listing

CD Single 14FLR41X, 5051865731375

1. "Bubbles" - 5:01
2. "Sad Sad Songs " - 2:54

7" Blue Vinyl14FLR41, 5051865731276

1. "Bubbles" - 5:01
2. "Hiya" - 3:22

7" Green Vinyl14FLR41CD, 5051865731122

1. "Bubbles" - 5:01
2. "Street Love" - 2:48

iTunes Digital EP

1. Bubbles - 5:01
2. Sad Sad Songs - 2:54
3. Hiya - 3:22
4. Street Love - 2:48

Critical performance

When NME

NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

 commented on Only Revolutions

Only Revolutions (Biffy Clyro album)

Only Revolutions is the fifth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro, released 9 November 2009 on 14th Floor Records. As with its predecessor, Puzzle, the album was produced by Garth Richardson. Upon release, Only Revolutions was a critical and commercial success...

, they said on "Bubbles",

Personnel

• Simon Neil
  Simon Neil
  Simon Alexander Neil is a Scottish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, known for his work in the bands Biffy Clyro and Marmaduke Duke.-Biffy Clyro:...
  
  : Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
   and Lead vocals:
• Ben Johnston
  Ben Johnston
  Benjamin Burwell Johnston, Jr. is a composer of contemporary music in the just intonation system.-Johnston's music:...
  
  : Drum Kit
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
   and Backing Vocals
• James Johnston
  James Johnston
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  : Bass Guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   and Backing Vocals

Additional Peronnel

• Josh Homme: Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  

Chart performance

After receiving placement on BBC Radio 1

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BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

's A Playlist, "Bubbles" began to receive increasing amounts of digital downloads throughout April 2010. The single entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at #93 on 25 April 2010. The following week the single climbed 33 places to #60. On 9 May 2010 "Bubbles" climbed into the Top 40 at #40, marking the fifth consecutive single from Only Revolutions

Only Revolutions (Biffy Clyro album)

Only Revolutions is the fifth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro, released 9 November 2009 on 14th Floor Records. As with its predecessor, Puzzle, the album was produced by Garth Richardson. Upon release, Only Revolutions was a critical and commercial success...

 to enter the UK Top 40. The following week the single climbed 6 places to its current peak of #34 before falling to 6 places to #40 on 23 May 2010.
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Chart (2010)	Peak Position

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	200

External links

• Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions NME Review