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“The Drugs Don’t Work” is a song by the British band, The Verve and is featured on their third album, Urban Hymns. It was released on 1 September 1997 as the second single from the album, charting at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band’s most successful single in the UK.

Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it 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’m feeling at the moment. They make me worse, man. But I still take ‘em. Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape.” Ashcroft also performed the song when the band were touring in support of A Northern Soul. The song was eventually recorded for Urban Hymns. The album’s producer, Chris Potter later referred to it as both the best song and best vocal he had ever recorded.

According to Songfacts.com, the drugs in the song were ones given to Richard Ashcroft’s father:
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3344

Whilst the exact meaning of the song is unclear, it is generally believed that composer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in response to the death of his father , and is also thought to be influenced by his relationship with his wife, Ashcroft saying in an interview “to me, it’s a lovesong”.

The lyrics of the original demo varied from the eventual album track
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  • Urban Hymns
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  • Essential Bands
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  • Homecoming (disc 1)
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  • k-rolina92

    if heaven calls.. im coming too

    Monday morning

  • stbissig

    best song for sunday morning!

    Thursday afternoon

  • Sound-Of-Nature

    I love this song!

    13 days ago

  • enastaende

    the world is not such a bad place since songs like this exist

    16 days ago

  • silentheat

    whoo, i love this song so much.

    last month

  • Howeveryouseeit

    This song IS something special.

    last month

  • emiliankasemi

    this song has something special...

    March 2012

  • Xia-rain

    那些关于死亡的事情。

    March 2012

  • hamlet666olsdal

    Favorite verve song

    March 2012

  • owl21

    "great song to start the day just before chemo" omg

    February 2012

  • foxtails100

    </3

    February 2012

  • crazykarma138

    this song makes me cry. it makes me think about the way im living my life and it makes me wish i could change but i know i cant and thats why i cry

    February 2012

  • jimtheknight

    <3<3<3

    February 2012

  • tmyatsenko

    This song had broken my heart.

    January 2012

  • mmmojo

    Cute song

    January 2012

  • HessenRock

    Yeah.... :)

    January 2012

  • Phix_9

    this one's definitely something special

    December 2011

  • RamonMadFerIt

    Best song ever

    November 2011

  • scientist4u

    listen and enjoy

    November 2011

  • ekieki-

    <3

    October 2011
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