Joy.Discovery.Invention

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“Joy.Discovery.Invention”
“Joy.Discovery.Invention” cover
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)"
Released 15 July 2002 (UK)
Format 7", CD
Recorded The Practice Pad
Glasgow, Scotland
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 3:38
Label Beggars Banquet
BBQ361CD (UK, CD)
BBQ361 (UK, 7")
Writer(s) Simon Neil
Producer 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"

"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.

Contents

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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" – 5:28
  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) 2002 Version" – 3:16

[edit] Personnel

  • Simon Neil – guitar, vocals
  • Ben Johnston – bass, vocals
  • James Johnston – drums, vocals
  • Chris Sheldon – producer

[edit] External links