Lyrics Verve See Your Face Again
| "The Drugs Don't Work" | ||||
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| Single by the Verve | ||||
| from the anthology Urban Hymns | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 1 September 1997 (1997-09-01) [1] | |||
| Studio | Olympic, London | |||
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| Length | 5:05 | |||
| Label | Hut | |||
| Songwriter(southward) | Richard Ashcroft | |||
| Producer(south) |
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| The Verve singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Drugs Don't Piece of work" on YouTube | ||||
"The Drugs Don't Piece of work" is a song by English language rock band the Verve. The song was written by Richard Ashcroft and is featured on their third studio album Urban Hymns. It was released on one September 1997 as the 2d single from the anthology, debuting at number i on the UK Singles Chart. The kickoff of the video shows the band walking downwardly the street, following on from the stop of "Bitter Sweet Symphony".[2]
Ranked number seven on Channel four's listing of the "100 Greatest #1 Singles", the sombre nature of the vocal unintentionally captured the spirit of the nation as it was released the mean solar day later Princess Diana died.[3] In October 2011, NME placed "The Drugs Don't Work" at number 78 on its list "150 All-time Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[4]
Background and recording [edit]
Atomic number 82 vocaliser Richard Ashcroft wrote the vocal in early 1995. He briefly mentioned information technology in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written ... It goes 'the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again'. That's how I'g feeling at the moment. They brand me worse, man. But I still take 'em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape."[5]
Ashcroft also performed the vocal when the band was touring in support of A Northern Soul.[6] [7] The song was eventually recorded for Urban Hymns. The anthology's producer, Chris Potter subsequently referred to it every bit both the best song and best vocal he had always recorded.[8]
Music video [edit]
The music video for the song was directed by Andy Baybutt. The video begins with several references to the Verve's earlier work. The band appears in the aforementioned germination and clothes as they did at the end of the video for "Bitter Sugariness Symphony". The cover of the motorcar on the front of the album No Come Downwards as well appears briefly. The band turns effectually a corner and walks over to a vending automobile called "Feelings". This refers to the song "Life's an Ocean" from their second album, A Northern Soul, where Ashcroft sings, "I was ownership some feelings from a vending auto" (the same vending motorcar is also seen on the dorsum of that album). The rest of the video shows, partially in black and white, the band playing the song indoors. The video ends with a slice of burning wood, with the words 'Urban Hymns' written on it, floating on water. The original concept for the video was to have the band filmed in a maze to illustrate "loss of management".[ citation needed ]
Track listings [edit]
| Great britain CD1 and cassette single (HUT DG88, HUT C88) [9] [10]
Great britain CD2 (HUT DX88) [11]
UK seven-inch jukebox single (HUTLH 88) [12]
| U.k. and European 12-inch single (HUTT88) [thirteen]
Australian limited-edition CD single (8949382) [14]
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Charts and certifications [edit]
Embrace versions [edit]
- The song was covered by Ben Harper on his live anthology Live from Mars.
- It has been covered by Skin.
- James Walsh (Starsailor) also covered it.
- In Australia, it was covered past Grinspoon for youth radio station Triple J's Like a Version CD.
- Adam Gontier released a version of the song.
- A Eurohouse cover of the vocal was performed by Devorah, a short-lived covers project, along with "Biting Sugariness Symphony".
- It was covered past Australian pop vocaliser/entertainer Kate Ceberano on her live album Kate Ceberano and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
- In 2009, Taiwanese rock singer Organized religion Yang recorded the song as a part of her album Self-Selected of English-language covers.
- Terra Naomi performed an acoustic embrace of the vocal on YouTube in August 2008.
- Howie Day covered the song for a promotional EP for his debut album, Australia.
References [edit]
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 30 August 1997. p. 35. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "The Verve - Bloodshot Symphony". Parlophone. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2020. [ dead YouTube link ]
- ^ "100 Greatest ... (The 100 Greatest Number 1 Singles)". ITN Source. Archived from the original on 21 Feb 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "150 Best Tracks of the Past fifteen Years". Nme.Com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "SELECT JUNE 1995". Musicsaves.org. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ [i] Archived 28 Baronial 2008 at the Wayback Motorcar
- ^ "Virgin Radio Montreal". Retrieved 27 July 2009. [ dead link ]
- ^ "Chris Potter". Special.the-raft.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ The Drugs Don't Work (UK CD1 liner notes). The Verve. Hut Records. 1997. HUT DG88, 7243 8 94536 ii 1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Drugs Don't Piece of work (United kingdom cassette single sleeve). The Verve. Hut Records. 1997. HUT C88.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Drugs Don't Piece of work (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland CD2 liner notes). The Verve. Hut Records. 1997. HUT DX88, 7243 8 94537 2 0.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Drugs Don't Work (Britain 7-inch jukebox single vinyl disc). The Verve. Hut Records. 1997. HUTLH 88, 7243 8 94536 7 half dozen.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Drugs Don't Piece of work (UK 12-inch single sleeve). The Verve. Hut Records. 1997. HUTT88.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Drugs Don't Work (Australian limited CD unmarried liner notes). The Verve. Hut Records. 1997. 8949382, 7243 viii 94938 2 v.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "The Verve – The Drugs Don't Piece of work". ARIA Top l Singles. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "The Verve – The Drugs Don't Piece of work" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved xxx June 2018.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 38. twenty September 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 25 Jan 2020.
- ^ "The Verve: The Drugs Don't Piece of work" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved xxx June 2018.
- ^ "The Verve – The Drugs Don't Piece of work" (in French). Les classement unmarried. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "The Verve – The Drugs Don't Piece of work" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (ix.10 '97 – 16.ten. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). ten October 1997. p. 22. Retrieved iii October 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Drugs Don't Work". Irish gaelic Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "The Verve – The Drugs Don't Work" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "The Verve – The Drugs Don't Work". Superlative twoscore Singles. Retrieved xxx June 2018.
- ^ "The Verve – The Drugs Don't Piece of work". VG-lista. Retrieved thirty June 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Meridian 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "The Verve – The Drugs Don't Piece of work". Singles Acme 100. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Visitor. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1997" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Tiptop 100 Singles 1997". Music Week. 17 January 1998. p. 27.
- ^ "British single certifications – The Verve – The Drugs Don't Work". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 Jan 2021.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drugs_Don%27t_Work
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