Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys

"Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" is a song by Biffy Clyro from their second album, The Vertigo of Bliss, and was the band's fourth single. It appeared as a double A-side with "Joy.Discovery.Invention", and was released on CD and 7". The B-side to the vinyl, "All The Way Down (Chapter 2)", originally first appeared on the band's debut independent single, "Iname", in 1999.

"Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys"
Single by Biffy Clyro
from the album The Vertigo of Bliss
A-side"Joy.Discovery.Invention"
B-side
  • "The Houses of Roofs"
  • "All the Way Down (Chapter 2)"
Released15 July 2002 (2002-07-15)[1]
RecordedThe Practice Pad (Glasgow, Scotland)
Genre
Length5:28
LabelBeggars Banquet
Songwriter(s)Simon Neil
Producer(s)Chris Sheldon
Biffy Clyro singles chronology
"57"
(2002)
"Joy.Discovery.Invention" / "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys"
(2002)
"The Ideal Height"
(2003)
The Vertigo of Bliss track listing
  1. "Bodies In Flight"
  2. "The Ideal Height"
  3. "With Aplomb"
  4. "A Day Of..."
  5. "Liberate The Illiterate/A Mong Among Mingers"
  6. "Diary of Always"
  7. "Questions and Answers"
  8. "Eradicate the Doubt"
  9. "When The Faction’s Fractioned"
  10. "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys"
  11. "All The Way Down: Prologue Chapter 1"
  12. "A Man Of His Appalling Posture"
  13. "Now The Action Is On Fire!"

Overview

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Simon Neil has commented on the song, saying:

This was the first song that was written for The Vertigo of Bliss. We've got lots of back-and-forth vocals and has got a crazy break-down section. It's almost quintessential Biffy, I guess.[2]

Track 3 on the vinyl release is a new version of a song that originally appeared on Iname.

Track listings

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Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro.

  • CD BBQ361CD
  1. "Joy.Discovery.Invention" – 3:38
  2. "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" – 5:28
  3. "The Houses of Roofs" – 5:12
  • 7" BBQ361
  1. "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" (Edit) – 4:08
  2. "Joy.Discovery.Invention" – 3:38
  3. "All The Way Down: Chapter 2" – 3:49

Personnel

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  • Simon Neil – guitar, vocals
  • James Johnston – bass, vocals
  • Ben Johnston – drums, vocals
  • Chris Sheldon – producer
  • Paul McCallum - video director

Notes

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 July 2002. p. 23.
  2. ^ Kerrang! #1159, p. 222