"You Are My Joy" is the first UK single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released by Scottish

Scotland

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 indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 supergroup

Supergroup (music)

In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....

 The Reindeer Section

The Reindeer Section

The Reindeer Section are a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, which released albums and gigged in 2001 and 2002. The Reindeer Section grouping was somewhat ad hoc, and so it is uncertain if more will be heard from them...

. It was released on 10 June 2002. This is the first and only single release currently for The Reindeer Section.

The track received airplay from Radio1

BBC Radio 1

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, Xfm

Xfm

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 and Virgin

Virgin Radio

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, as well as MTV2

MTV2

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. The song was also a stand-out track in the set at the carling weekend festival in the summer.

Two versions of singles were issued, one under Bright Star Recordings and one under Play It Again Sam Recordings (PIAS). Both versions contained a demo version of the song "Budapest", a finished version of which appeared as track 2 on the album Son of Evil Reindeer. The single release under PIAS additionally contained a remix of You Are My Joy by noted DJ

Disc jockey

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 Freelance Hellraiser.

The song has been used in two television programs in the United States; one time in the third episode of the hit medical drama Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

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, and another in the American adaptation of the UK series Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk (UK TV series)

Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Both Queer as Folk and Queer as Folk 2 were written by Russell T Davies...

. Accordingly, "You Are My Joy" is included in the latter's Fourth Season soundtrack.

Track listing

• 7" Vinyl:

1. "You Are My Joy" - 3:44
2. "Budapest (Demo)" - 2:28

• CD single:

1. "You Are My Joy" - 3:44
2. "You Are My Joy (The Freelancer Hellraiser "Birds Love the 80's" Remix)" - 3:23
3. "Budapest (Demo)" - 2:28

Covers

Alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...

, members of which also play in The Reindeer Section, have covered the song live on more than one occasion. Their cover at a Somerset House

Somerset House

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 concert was included on the DVD

DVD

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 Live at Somerset House

Live at Somerset House

Live at Somerset House is a concert film by Snow Patrol. Recorded on 8 August 2004 at Somerset House on the band's featured stop in London, England, the video was released on 23 November 2004 on DVD.The film features the songs "One Night Is Not Enough", "An Olive Grove Facing The Sea" and "Black &...

. This recording also appeared as a b-side to the single "How to Be Dead

How to Be Dead

"How to Be Dead" is a single by Snow Patrol from their album Final Straw. It was released in 2004, slightly remixed by Chris Lord-Alge from the album version.The song is slow-tempo, with lyrics detailing a conversation between a couple.-Track listings:...

". Snow Patrol additionally covered the song at T in the park 2004, but this recording has not been officially released.

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	89

See also

• Snow Patrol
  Snow Patrol
  Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...
  
  
• Play It Again Sam Recordings