All Songs Summary Performances Live Releases Broadcasts Lyrics Summary Performances Releases Broadcasts Lyrics Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)Oh, joy beginComposerMatthews (2015)Also Known AsSamurai Cop, Joy Begin, Joy BeginsAlbum:Come TomorrowReleasesStudio Albums: 1Compilations: 1Singles: 1Live Albums: 2Warehouse Releases: 2Bonus Discs: 1Blenheim Vineyards Discs: 1Song HistoryDave said on 5.13.16 that the name "Samurai Cop" comes from the title of a "really bad movie" they were watching when writing the song. On 7.20.16 and 7.22.16, Dave introduced the song as both "Samurai Cop" and "Joy Begin," but he went back to calling it just "Samurai Cop" on 7.26.16. It is registered with ASCAP as "Samurai Cop (Joy Begins)." 05.07.16 live debut 220 Known Plays over 11 years 7 Days Since last fully played (05.11.26) 15:50:50 total song time Stats By Show Artist ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total ShowsDave Matthews Band5/7/20165/11/20264:5414666.4%25.2%Dave Matthews6/6/20168/1/20254:212611.8%21.0%Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds7/6/20161/22/20264:414620.9%46.5%Dave Matthews & Carlos Varela11/13/201611/13/2016—10.5%100.0%Joshua Bell11/1/201611/1/20164:4810.5%100.0% Plays By Year Slot Count By Year Song Length Over Time Slots and Types Opener7 (3.2%)Set 2 Opener1 (0.5%)Midset210 (95.5%)Encore2 (0.9%)aborted1Longest Full Versions # LengthDateLocation15:289/17/2016Bristow, VA25:139/10/2018Hollywood, CA35:115/7/2016Charlottesville, VA45:109/7/2018Stateline, NV55:076/26/2018Canandaigua, NY65:067/9/2016Burgettstown, PA75:063/20/2019Oslo, NOR85:053/25/2019Warsaw, POL95:047/29/2016West Palm Beach, FL105:037/15/2016Saratoga Springs, NYShortest Full Versions # LengthDateLocation14:005/10/2017New York, NY24:051/6/2018New York, NY34:069/11/2019Los Angeles, CA44:104/20/2018Cleveland, OH54:1010/27/2018Fort Yates, NDTop Segues #Song Count1» Warehouse12» Minarets13» Crush14» Everyday15» Why I Am1