"Questions and Answers" is a song by Scottish rock band

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, and was the second single to be released from their 2003 album, ''

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''; It was their first single to enter the top 40 of the

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, reaching a peak of number 26. It was also their first top-ten single in their home country, reaching number nine on the

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. The music video, directed by Bradley Beesley and Dan Brown, was recorded with Simon Neil in a wheelchair after he broke his foot the night before the video shoot at a gig by jumping off the PA system. Brown said of the making of the video: "Brad and I flew to London in March of 2003 to shoot a video for Biffy Clyro (then signed to Beggars Banquet). We had very little money so we shot the video on DV, transferred the video to 35mm film and had a friend scratch animation on the films negative. He also painted frames with sharpies to give it a retro/psychedelic feel. I brought my small

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handycam and shot home movies during the shoot. This was the first of three videos we made for Simon, James and Ben. Who were, without a doubt, the absolute best to work with."

Track listings

Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro. CD 1 (BBQ368CD) # "Questions and Answers (Single Edit)" – 3:46 # "Good Practice Makes Permanent" – 4:19 # "Let's Get Smiling" – 3:04 CD 2 (BBQ368CD2) # "Questions and Answers (Single Edit)" – 3:46 # "Muckquaikerjawbreaker" – 4:10 # "I Hope You're Done" – 3:40 7" (BBQ368) # "Questions and Answers (Single Edit)" – 3:46 # "Muckquaikerjawbreaker" – 4:10 # "Ewen's True Mental You" – 1:24

Personnel

* Simon Neil – guitar, vocals * James Johnston – bass, vocals * Ben Johnston – drums, vocals * Chris Sheldon – producer

Charts

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"Questions and Answers" Lyrics"Questions and Answers" Guitar Tablature
Biffy Clyro songs Songs written by Simon Neil Song recordings produced by Chris Sheldon 2003 songs 2003 singles Beggars Banquet Records singles {{2000s-rock-song-stub