| Joy | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Marvin Gaye |
| Album: | Midnight Love |
| B-Side: | Turn On Some Music |
| Released: | March 1983 (UK)[1] |
| Recorded: | 1982, Studio Katy, Ohaine, Belgium |
| Genre: | Funk, synth-pop, dance-pop |
| Length: | 4:22 (Album version) |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Marvin Gaye |
| Prev Title: | 'Til Tomorrow |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Sanctified Lady |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"Joy" is a 1983 single released by Marvin Gaye, the final single issued from his Midnight Love album. The song, which was built around a funk vibe, was inspired by Gaye's religious background, which had also inspired songs such as "God is Love", "Everybody Needs Love" and "Praise". Gaye introduced the song as a tribute to his father during his 1983 concert tour.
It was also the final single released before Gaye's death in 1984.
7" single
12" single
The song peaked at number seventy-eight on the Billboard R&B singles chart, and was the last single Gaye released while alive. Three later posthumous releases would reach the Billboard Top 40 over the next twenty years.