Joy (Blackstreet song)

"Joy" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet. Written by Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson and Tammy Lucas, it was released as the fifth single from the group's self-titled debut studio album (1994). Originally intended for his eighth studio album, Dangerous, the song features uncredited backing vocals by Jackson.^[1]

"Joy"
Single by Blackstreet
from the album Blackstreet
Released	March 21, 1995 (1995-03-21)
Genre	R&B
Length	4:55
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Teddy Riley Michael Jackson Tammy Lucas
Producer(s)	Teddy Riley
Blackstreet singles chronology
"U Blow My Mind" (1994) "Joy" (1995) "Tonight's the Night" (1995)
Music video
"Joy" on YouTube

The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[2]

Track listing

• 12″ and CD single

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 Weekly chart performance for "Joy" Chart (1995) Peak position New Zealand (RIANZ) 43 UK Club Chart (Music Week)[3] 58 UK Singles (OCC)[4] 56 US Billboard Hot 100[2] 43 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 12 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6] 23

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Joy" Chart (1995) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 59

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.^[8][9]

• Engineering – Şerban Ghenea, George Mayers
• Mixing – Teddy Riley
• Written by Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson and Tammy Lucas
• Producer – Teddy Riley
• Remixing – Teddy Riley
• Saxophone – Mike Phillips