Joy.Discovery.Invention

Infobox Single
Name = Joy.Discovery.Invention

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Caption =
Artist = Biffy Clyro
from 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 = Simon Neil
Producer = Chris Sheldon
Certification =
Chart position =
* #86 (UK Singles Chart)
Last single = "57" (2002)
This single = "Joy.Discovery.Invention"/"Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys" (2002)
Next single = "The Ideal Height" (2003)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Blackened Sky
Type = studio
Tracks =
# "Joy.Discovery.Invention"
# "27"
# "Justboy"
# "Kill the Old, Torture Their Young"
# "The Go-Slow"
# "Christopher's River"
# "Convex, Concave"
# "57"
# "Hero Management"
# "Solution Devices"
# "Stress on the Sky"
# "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".

Overview

The title of the song is taken from a line from a Chuck Palahniuk novel called "Choke":cquote|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.

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" – 5:28
# "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) 2002 Version" – 3:16

Personnel

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

External links

* [http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=95147 "Joy.Discovery.Invention" Lyrics]
* [http://www.colinoakes.co.uk/biffytabs/Tabs/1.%20Joy.Discovery.Invention2.txt "Joy.Discovery.Invention" Guitar Tablature]