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Wikipedia article




"'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.

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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".

Track listing



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



References



Category:1999 singles

Category:1999 songs

Category:Gay Dad songs

Category:London Records singles

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