Released 24 May 1999 Length 5:00 | Genre Britpop Label London-Sire Records | |
B-side Desire, Twelve, Sly, Electrogeist Format CD single, vinyl, Cassette | ||
"Joy!" is a song by the English rock band Gay Dad from its 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.
Contents
A-Side
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 Krautrockmetronomic 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".
Track listing
CD1
- "Joy!" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
- "Sly" - 4:56
- "Desire" 5:43
CD2
- "Joy!" (Extended Version) - 5:00
- "Electrogeist" - 5:39
- "Twelve" 4:14
10" Vinyl
- "Joy!"
- "Desire" 5:43
Cassette
- "Joy!" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
- "Electrogeist" - 5:39
- "Sly" - 4:56