"Drugs" is a song by Ammonia, released as their debut single from their debut album '' Mint 400'' in 1995. The song was an instant hit and is still regarded as one of the band's most recognised songs. Lead singer Dave Johnstone is quoted as saying, "There isn't really that much of a message. 'Drugs' is about apathy towards drugs." The song was written in five minutes during a rehearsal and peaked at #32 on the Australian Singles chart and came in at #27 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 for 1995. In North America, it reached #29 on the

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's Hot Modern Rock Tracks and #22 on the

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.Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 13, May 13 1996
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Formats & track listings

*AUS CD single MATTCD022 *#"Drugs" – 3:27 *#"Realise" – 3:18 *#"Zoned" – 3:59 *AUS promo CD single SAMPCD 3367 *#"Drugs" – 3:27 *US promo CD single ESK 7681 *#"Drugs" – 3:27

Charts

References

{{authority control 1995 singles Ammonia (band) songs 1995 songs Murmur (record label) singles Song recordings produced by Kevin Shirley