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television commercial. Additional vocals on the track are by

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A-Side

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metronomic beats, a fluid bass line and scruffy guitar riffs with a plethora of synth effects ultimately ending with a gospel recital of the lyric "Goodbye my darling I'm ready to die". In a ''

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'' interview, lead singer Cliff Jones described the song as sounding "like a record that was made 10 minutes in the future".

Track listing

CD1 #"Joy!" (single edit) - 3:40 #"Sly" - 4:56 #"Desire" - 5:43 CD2 #"Joy!" (album version) - 5:00 #"Electrogeist" - 5:39 #"Twelve" - 4:14 10" Vinyl #"Joy!" (album version) - 5:00 #"Desire" - 5:43 Cassette #"Joy!" (single edit) - 3:40 #"Electrogeist" - 5:39 #"Sly" - 4:56

Charts

References

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