Joy!

"Joy!"
Single by Gay Dad
from the album Leisure Noise
Released	24 May 1999 (Intended release 17 May 1999)
Format	CD single, vinyl, Cassette
Genre	Britpop
Length	5:00
Label	London-Sire Records
Writer(s)	Mark Firth
Producer	Chris Hughes
Gay Dad singles chronology
"To Earth with Love" (1999) "Joy!" (1999) "Oh Jim" (1999)

"Joy!" is Gay Dad's best known and successful song. It was featured on Fifa 2000 and in 2002 on a Mitsubishi television commercial. Additional vocals on the track are by Carol Kenyon.

A-Side

Whilst most Gay dad Tracks were written with the band work together Joy! originates from a recording created by Cliff Jones ten years 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

1. "Joy!" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
2. "Sly" - 4:56
3. "Desire" 5:43

CD2

1. "Joy!" (Extended Version) - 5:00
2. "Electrogeist" - 5:39
3. "Twelve" 4:14

10" Vinyl

1. "Joy!"
2. "Desire" 5:43

Cassette

1. "Joy!" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
2. "Electrogeist" - 5:39
3. "Sly" - 4:56

Charts

Chart (2002/2003)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	22