Joy.Discovery.Invention
"Joy.Discovery.Invention" | ||||
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Single by Biffy Clyro | ||||
from the album Blackened Sky | ||||
A-side | "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" | |||
B-side |
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Released | 15 July 2002 (2002-07-15)[1] | |||
Recorded | The Practice Pad (Glasgow, Scotland) | |||
Genre | Post-grunge | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
Songwriter(s) | Simon Neil | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Sheldon | |||
Biffy Clyro singles chronology | ||||
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Blackened Sky track listing | ||||
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"Joy.Discovery.Invention" is a song by Biffy Clyro which opens their 2002 debut album, Blackened Sky. It was their fourth single, appearing as a double A-side with "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys", a track from their second album, The Vertigo of Bliss. It reached number 86 on the UK Singles Chart and number 46 in the band's native Scotland.
Overview
The title of the song is taken from a line from a Chuck Palahniuk novel called Choke:
And because there's no possibility of real disaster, real risk, we're left with no chance for real salvation. Real elation. Real excitement. Joy. Discovery. Invention.
It is one of relatively few Biffy Clyro songs where the guitars are in standard tuning, as they usually use Drop D tuning.
Track 3 on the vinyl release is a new version of a song that originally appeared on Iname.
Track listings
Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro.
CD BBQ361CD
- "Joy.Discovery.Invention" – 3:38
- "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" – 5:18
- "The Houses of Roofs" – 5:12
7" BBQ361
- "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" (Edit) – 4:08
- "Joy.Discovery.Invention" – 3:38
- "All The Way Down: Chapter 2" – 3:49
Personnel
- Simon Neil – guitar, vocals
- Ben Johnston – drums, vocals
- James Johnston – bass, vocals
- Chris Sheldon – producer
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC)[2] | 46 |
UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 86 |
UK Indie (OCC)[4] | 10 |
References
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 July 2002. p. 23.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
External links
- "Joy.Discovery.Invention" Guitar Tablature
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- Simon Neil
- James Johnston
- Ben Johnston
- Blackened Sky
- The Vertigo of Bliss
- Infinity Land
- Puzzle
- Only Revolutions
- Opposites
- Ellipsis
- A Celebration of Endings
- The Myth of the Happily Ever After
- Balance, Not Symmetry
- Revolutions: Live at Wembley
- Opposites: Live from Glasgow
- MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London
- A Celebration of Endings: Live from the Barrowlands Ballroom
- Singles 2001–2005
- Missing Pieces
- Lonely Revolutions
- Blackened Sky B-Sides
- The Vertigo of Bliss B-Sides
- Infinity Land B-Sides
- Similarities
- "Iname"
- "27"
- "Justboy"
- "57"
- "Joy.Discovery.Invention"
- "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys"
- "The Ideal Height"
- "Questions and Answers"
- "Eradicate the Doubt"
- "There's No Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake"
- "Glitter and Trauma"
- "My Recovery Injection"
- "Only One Word Comes to Mind"
- "Semi-Mental"
- "Saturday Superhouse"
- "Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies"
- "Folding Stars"
- "Machines"
- "Who's Got a Match?"
- "Mountains"
- "That Golden Rule"
- "The Captain"
- "Many of Horror"
- "Bubbles"
- "God & Satan"
- "Black Chandelier"
- "Biblical"
- "Opposite"
- "Victory Over the Sun"
- "Wolves of Winter"
- "Animal Style"
- "Re-Arrange"
- Discography
- Mark Z. Danielewski
- Marmaduke Duke
- Mike Vennart
- British Theatre
- Oceansize
- Sucioperro
- Aereogramme