Joy (Blackstreet song)

"Joy" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet. The song was written by Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, and Tammy Lucas it was released as the fifth single for the group's self-titled debut album Blackstreet (1994).

"Joy"
Single by Blackstreet
from the album Blackstreet
Released	March 21, 1995
Recorded	1991 (Michael Jackson Solo version), 1994 (Blackstreet Version)
Genre	R&B
Length	4:55
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Teddy Riley Tammy Lucas Michael Jackson
Producer(s)	Teddy Riley
Blackstreet singles chronology
"U Blow My Mind" (1994) "Joy" (1995) "Tonight's the Night" (1995)

The song peaked at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

12", CD, Vinyl

1. "Joy" (LP Version - No Rap) - 4:54
2. "Joy" (Uptown Joy) - 4:13
3. "Joy" (Cool Joy) - 5:02
4. "Joy" (New Carnegie Mix) - 4:03
5. "Joy" (Latin Combo) - 5:10
6. "Joy" (Quiet Storm) - 4:33

Chart performance

Chart (1995)[1] Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 43 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 13 U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 12 U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 23

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs.[2][3]

• engineering – Serban Ghenea, George Mayers
• mixing – Teddy Riley
• producer – Teddy Riley
• remixing – Teddy Riley
• saxophone – Mike Phillips
• string arrangement - Jeremy Lubbock

Notes

1. "allmusic ((( Blackstreet > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
2. "Blackstreet - Joy (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
3. "Blackstreet - Joy (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-12-28.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics