"Joy" is a song by British singer-songwriter Raye featuring her sisters Amma and Absolutely. The song was released as a single through Human Re Sources on 7 September 2026 as the fourth single from her second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope (2026). Its accompanying music video was released simultaneously with the song.
Music video The video, which features Raye and her sisters, follows the trio through London in the “Joymobile”, surprising people with sunflowers and capturing their reactions.
Live performances The song was performed alongside "Click Clack Symphony" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Commercial performance After four days of release as a single, "Joy" debuted and peaked at number 93 on the UK Singles Chart on 11 September 2026. It also topped the vinyl and physical singles charts, and reached number three on the overall UK Singles Sales Chart. On the UK Singles Downloads Chart, the song peaked at number 18 for the chart week dated 2 October 2026.
Track listing Digital single "Joy" – 4:23
7" single "Joy" – 4:23 "Joy" (instrumental) – 4:23
Charts + Weekly chart performance for "Joy" Chart (2026) Peakposition Italy Airplay (EarOne) 93 UK Airplay (Radiomonitor) 7 UK Christian Airplay (Cross Rhythms) 1
Release history + List of release dates and formats Region Date Format Label Various 7 September 2026 7-inch single Human Re Sources Italy 8 September 2026 Radio airplay United States 22 September 2026 Contemporary hit radio
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