"Joy!" is a song by the English rock band Gay Dad from their first album, Leisure Noise, released as a single on 24 May 1999. It was featured in FIFA 2000 and in 2002 on a Mitsubishi television commercial. Additional vocals on the track are by Carol Kenyon.
| "Joy!" | ||||
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| Single by Gay Dad | ||||
| from the album Leisure Noise | ||||
| B-side | "Desire"
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| Released | 24 May 1999 | |||
| Genre | Britpop | |||
| Length | 5:00 | |||
| Label | London-Sire Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jones, Hoyle, Crowe, Risebero | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Hughes | |||
| Gay Dad singles chronology | ||||
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A-Side edit
While most Gay Dad tracks were a collaborative effort, "Joy!" originates from a recording created by Cliff Jones ten years earlier as a student at Durham University. The finished track combines Krautrock metronomic beats, a fluid bass line and scruffy guitar riffs with a plethora of synth effects ultimately ending with a gospel recital of the lyric "Goodbye my darling I'm ready to die". In a Sound on Sound interview, lead singer Cliff Jones described the song as sounding "like a record that was made 10 minutes in the future".[1]
Track listing edit
CD1
- "Joy!" (single edit) - 3:40
- "Sly" - 4:56
- "Desire" - 5:43
CD2
- "Joy!" (album version) - 5:00
- "Electrogeist" - 5:39
- "Twelve" - 4:14
10" Vinyl
- "Joy!" (album version) - 5:00
- "Desire" - 5:43
Cassette
- "Joy!" (single edit) - 3:40
- "Electrogeist" - 5:39
- "Sly" - 4:56
Charts edit
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 22 |
References edit
- ^ Bell, Matt (July 1999). "CLIFF JONES & MARK FRITH: Recording Gay Dad's 'Joy'". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2016.