The track’s title is, of course, a play on “Ode to Joy,” the finale of Beethoven’s ninth and final symphony. But that piece is barely referenced for the majority of the song.

In the symphony’s fourth movement, with the orchestra playing at full volume, a huge choir belts out these famous lyrics: “ Freude, schöner Götterfunken / Tochter aus Elysium / Wir betreten ...

Dozens of Ukrainian refugees from choirs around Switzerland converged in the city of Lucerne on Saturday near a global summit to sing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", a choral work they say embodies ...