Love Is the Drug
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| Single by Roxy Music from the album Siren |
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| Released | September 1975 | ||||
| Recorded | Summer 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Art rock | ||||
| Length | 4:11 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bryan Ferry/Andy Mackay | ||||
| Producer | Chris Thomas | ||||
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| Single by Grace Jones from the album Warm Leatherette |
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| B-side | "Sinning" | ||||
| Released | 1980 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Genre | Disco | ||||
| Length | A: 4:40, B: 4:10 | ||||
| Label | Island Records WIP 6605 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay | ||||
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"Love Is the Drug" is a 1975 single from Roxy Music. A number two hit in the United Kingdom, it also gave the group its first substantial exposure in the United States, reaching number 30 in early 1976 on the U.S. pop singles chart and doing even better on progressive rock radio.
The song started as an Andy Mackay instrumental, but then gained lyrics from Bryan Ferry; Ferry said the song came to him while he was walking and kicking the leaves in Hyde Park.
"Love Is the Drug" is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It remains Roxy Music's highest-charting single in the U.S., while in the UK it was only topped by their 1981 version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy".
In the Depeche Mode tour documentary/film 101, lead vocalist Dave Gahan can be seen singing along to the song while playing a pinball machine.
[edit] Credits
- Bryan Ferry: Voice and Piano
- Andy MacKay: Oboe and Saxophone (and Treatments)
- John Gustafson: Bass
- Paul Thompson: Drums and Timpani
- Phil Manzanera: Guitar (and Treatments)
- Eddie Jobson: Violin, Synthesizer and Keyboards
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In 2004, a hardback novel written by American author Sarahbeth Purcell, by the same name, LOVE IS THE DRUG, was released by Atria, an imprint of Simon and Schuster with many music references throughout.
[edit] Cover versions
Cover versions have been recorded by Grace Jones on her Warm Leatherette album from 1980 and by Kylie Minogue for the 2007 Radio 1. Established 1967 compilation album. The Australian rock group, Divinyls, also recorded a version for the Super Mario Bros. film soundtrack.
After failing to chart in 1980, a remix of the Grace Jones' version was released in 1986 and became a minor hit in the UK, peaking at #35.
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