"Joy to the World" is a song written by Hoyt Axton and made famous by the band Three Dog Night.

[4] Drummer Floyd Sneed sings the low-pitched lyric "I wanna tell you" towards the end of the song.

Mae Axton co-wrote "Heartbreak Hotel", which was the first number one hit for Elvis Presley.

[21] The record was also given a Gold Leaf award by RPM magazine for sales of over a million units.

Little Richard recorded a cover of the song for his 1971 album, The King of Rock and Roll, with a lengthy spoken intro and outro in the style of Black sermonic tradition preaching.