Joy (Apollo 100 song)

"Joy"
Single by Apollo 100
B-side"Exercise in A Minor"
ReleasedDecember 1971
Recorded1971
GenreProgressive pop, baroque pop
LabelMega Records
Songwriter(s)Bach
Apollo 100 singles chronology
"Joy"
(1971)
"Mendelssohn's 4th (Second Movement)"
(1972)

"Joy" is a 1971 instrumental pop hit record by Apollo 100. It is a contemporary rendition of a 1723 composition by Johann Sebastian Bach entitled "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", shortened to simply "Joy".

It reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in January 1972 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, "Joy" reached number 24.[1] It is ranked as the 71st biggest U.S. hit of 1972.[2]

  1. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-02-26. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  2. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". www.musicoutfitters.com.