"In Joy and Sorrow" is a song by Finnish

Finland

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 band HIM, released in 2001 as the fourth track and second single

Single (music)

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 from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights

Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights

Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights is the third album by HIM, which was released on 27 August 2001. This is the first album that new keyboardist Janne Puurtinen took part in, thus making it the first album with HIM's current line-up...

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In 2006, "In Joy and Sorrow" (string version) was released as a double-single along with "Pretending

Pretending (HIM song)

"Pretending" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights.In 2006, "Pretending" was released as a double-single along with "In Joy and Sorrow" on the album Uneasy Listening Vol. 1. "In Joy and Sorrow" is the fifth track...

" (acoustic version) on the album Uneasy Listening Vol. 1

Uneasy Listening Vol. 1

Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 is HIM's second compilation album. It contains special versions of various songs from their albums Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666, Razorblade Romance, Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal, most of which have already been released on various special limited...

. "In Joy and Sorrow" (string version) is the fifth track on Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 while "Pretending" (acoustic version) was an exclusive sixteenth track only available by buying the album from Best Buy

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. "In Joy and Sorrow"/"Pretending" reached #1 in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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Track listing

• Limited Edition International release and German and Finnish maxi-single release

1. "In Joy and Sorrow" (Radio edit) – 3:33
2. "Again" – 3:29
3. "In Joy and Sorrow" (String version) – 5:02
4. "Salt in Our Wounds" (Thulsa Doom version) – 7:02
5. "Beautiful" (Third Seal) – 4:46
6. "In Joy and Sorrow" (Multimedia Track Video) – 3:33

• German and Dutch release

1. "In Joy and Sorrow" (Radio edit) – 3:33
2. "Again" – 3:29
3. "In Joy and Sorrow" (String version) – 5:02

• Finnish release

1. "In Joy and Sorrow" (Radio edit) – 3:33

• "In Joy and Sorrow"/"Pretending" double single

1. "In Joy and Sorrow" (String version) – 5:04
2. "Pretending" (Acoustic version) – 4:02

Charts

Chart (2001)1 Peak position Finnish Singles Chart 2 Swiss Singles Chart 98 Chart (2006)2 Peak position Finnish Singles Chart 1

Notes

• ¹: Chart positions of 2001 are of the "In Joy and Sorrow" single
• ²: Chart positions of 2006 are of the "In Joy and Sorrow/Pretending" double single