Joy (Blackstreet song) explained

Joy
Cover:	BlackstreetJoySingle.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Blackstreet
Album:	Blackstreet
Released:	March 21, 1995
Recorded:	1991 (Michael Jackson Solo version), 1994 (Blackstreet Version)
Genre:	R&B
Length:	4:55
Label:	Interscope
Producer:	Teddy Riley
Chronology:	Blackstreet
Prev Title:	U Blow My Mind
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Tonight's the Night
Next Year:	1995

"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).

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
New Zealand (RIANZ)	43
UK Singles (OCC)	56
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[1]	58

Year-end charts

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs.^{[3] [4]}

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

Notes and References

1. The RM Club Chart . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert) . April 29, 1995 . 6 . September 6, 2021.
2. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995. Billboard. July 12, 2021.
3. Web site: Blackstreet - Joy (CD) at Discogs. Discogs. December 28, 2010.
4. Web site: Blackstreet - Joy (Vinyl) at Discogs. Discogs. December 28, 2010.