"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: It is one of relatively few Biffy Clyro songs where the guitars are in standard tuning, as they usually use Drop D tuning.

Joy.Discovery.Invention

Track 3 on the vinyl release is a new version of a song that originally appeared on Iname.

Joy.Discovery.Invention

Track listings

Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro.

Joy.Discovery.Invention

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

References

External links

"Joy.Discovery.Invention" Guitar Tablature

2002 singles

Biffy Clyro songs

Songs written by Simon Neil

Song recordings produced by Chris Sheldon