Joy.Discovery.Invention

"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)
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(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 "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. It reached number 86 on the UK Singles Chart.

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.

”

Unusually for the band, who usually prefer Drop-D, the guitars are in standard 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

External links

• "Joy.Discovery.Invention" Guitar Tablature