Joy.Discovery.Invention

"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.

"Joy.Discovery.Invention"
Single by Biffy Clyro
from the album Blackened Sky
A-side"Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys"
B-side
  • The Houses of Roofs
  • All The Way Down (Chapter 2)
Released15 July 2002 (UK)
Format7", CD
RecordedThe Practice Pad
Glasgow, Scotland
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:38
LabelBeggars Banquet
BBQ361CD (UK, CD)
BBQ361 (UK, 7")
Songwriter(s)Simon Neil
Producer(s)Chris Sheldon
Biffy Clyro singles chronology
"57"
(2002)		 "Joy.Discovery.Invention" / "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys"
(2002)		 "The Ideal Height"
(2003)
Blackened Sky track listing
  1. "Joy.Discovery.Invention"
  2. "27"
  3. "Justboy"
  4. "Kill the Old, Torture Their Young"
  5. "The Go-Slow"
  6. "Christopher's River"
  7. "Convex, Concave"
  8. "57"
  9. "Hero Management"
  10. "Solution Devices"
  11. "Stress on the Sky"
  12. "Scary Mary"

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

  1. "Joy.Discovery.Invention" – 3:38
  2. "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" – 5:18
  3. "The Houses of Roofs" – 5:12

7" BBQ361

  1. "Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" (Edit) – 4:08
  2. "Joy.Discovery.Invention" – 3:38
  3. "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
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[1] 46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 86
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[3] 10

References
  1. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2018.


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