"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.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Axton.

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.