"That Golden Rule" is the second single to be taken from

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trio Biffy Clyro's fifth studio album, '' Only Revolutions'', released on 23 August 2009. The band describe the song as a mixture of prog and

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, citing that " t'slike Kyuss and

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playing with some Scottish freaks screaming over the top of it". It received its first radio play in early July 2009, on

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's Hottest Record in the World slot on Radio 1. The single debuted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart on 30 August 2009, as well as number one on the

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, making the song the band's fourth and most recent number-one single on that chart. The song was used by

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in its coverage of

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from 2011 to 2013.

Music video

The video for That Golden Rule was shot in Chiswick House, West London. It was released on NME's official website on 22 July 2009. The video received heavy airplay on British rock television stations

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and Kerrang! TV and has been A-listed by

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Artwork

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's artwork for the single references the band's previous studio album, ''

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'', with a missing jigsaw piece resting in front of a sailor. The other man, sailing into the distance, appears to have a jigsaw shaped hole in his side – it is likely that this represents the man depicted on the front cover of ''Puzzle''. Thorgerson later confirmed this on his official website, stating:

Track listing

CD single 14FLR38CD #"That Golden Rule" #"Prey Hey" 7" Picture Vinyl 14FLR38 #"That Golden Rule" #"Eye Lids" 7" Orange Vinyl 14FLR38X #"That Golden Rule" #"Time Jazz" iTunes Digital EP #"That Golden Rule" #"Prey Hey" #"Eye Lids" #"Time Jazz"

Charts

References

{{Authority control Biffy Clyro songs Song recordings produced by Garth Richardson 2009 singles 2009 songs 14th Floor Records singles Songs written by Simon Neil Number-one singles in Scotland