"Heroin Girl" is a rock song by the band Everclear from their

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album ''

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''. This song is generally agreed to be about lead singer

Art Alexakis Arthur Paul "Art" Alexakis (born April 12, 1962) is an American musician best known as the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter f ...

's girlfriend and brother overdosing on

heroin Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a potent opioid mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Medical grade diamorphine is used as a pure hydrochloride salt. Various white and brow ...

; he heard the policeman say "Just another overdose" about his brother's death, a lyric used in the song.

Track listing

1-TRACK PROMO (

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) # "Heroin Girl" UK MAXI-SINGLE (

Fire Records Fire Records was an American independent record label, set up in 1959 by Bobby Robinson. Amongst others, it released records by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, Buster Brown and Arthur Crudup. At one point it was thought Fire had issued the la ...

) # "Heroin Girl" # "Annabella's Song" # "Nehalem (alternate mix)" # " American Girl" (

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cover) UK 7-INCH (Fire Records) # "Heroin Girl" # "American Girl"

Charts

References

1995 singles Everclear (band) songs Songs about heroin Songs written by Art Alexakis Songs written by Greg Eklund Songs written by Craig Montoya 1995 songs Capitol Records singles Teenage tragedy songs American punk rock songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub