Many of Horror

"When We Collide" redirects here. For the k.d. lang song, see Invincible Summer.
"Many of Horror"
Single by Biffy Clyro
from the album Only Revolutions
B-side
  • "Toottoottoot"
  • "Lonely Revolutions"
  • "Creative Burns"
Released18 January 2010
Recorded2009
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:19
Label14th Floor
Songwriter(s)Simon Neil
Producer(s)Garth Richardson
Biffy Clyro singles chronology
"The Captain"
(2009) 		"Many of Horror"
(2010) 		"Bubbles"
(2010)
Only Revolutions track listing
  1. "The Captain"
  2. "That Golden Rule"
  3. "Bubbles"
  4. "God and Satan"
  5. "Born on a Horse"
  6. "Mountains"
  7. "Shock Shock"
  8. "Many of Horror"
  9. "Booooom, Blast & Ruin"
  10. "Cloud of Stink"
  11. "Know Your Quarry"
  12. "Whorses"
Music video
"Many of Horror" on YouTube

"Many of Horror" is an alternative rock song by Scottish band Biffy Clyro for their fifth studio album Only Revolutions. The song was released as the fourth single from the album on 18 January 2010.[1] The song was recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California and mastered at Masterdisk.[2] The lyrics of the song concern Neil's wife and family. Jacknife Lee, who previously remixed "Silhouettes" for the Biffy Clyro and Sucioperro side project Marmaduke Duke, recorded a remix for the song.

Matt Cardle, winner of the 2010 series of The X Factor, recorded a studio version of the song under the title "When We Collide" and released it as his debut single, after having performed it in the final of the competition. Biffy Clyro fans launched an internet campaign to get the original track "Many of Horror" to the festive charts,[3][4] with fans joining a Facebook campaign urging people to buy Biffy Clyro's original single rather than Cardle's cover version. This resulted in the Biffy Clyro version reaching number 8 in the UK Singles Chart, its highest position ever, and Cardle's version became the UK Christmas number 1.

The song is featured on the deluxe edition soundtrack to the film Transformers: Dark of the Moon and is played during the end credits. It was also used by Sky Sports as the song for their closing montage of their 2014 Ryder Cup coverage on 28 September 2014.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Many of Horror by Biffy Clyro Songfacts". Songfacts, LLC. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Biffy Clyro - Many of Horror (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. ^ Lee, Ann (13 December 2010). "Metro Uk: Matt Cardle Xmas No 1 bid challenged by Biffy Clyro Facebook campaign". Metro. Association Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Matt Cardle defends his 'X Factor' Biffy Clyro cover". NME. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.