No Drug Like Me

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"No Drug Like Me"
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Single by Carly Rae Jepsen
from the album Dedicated
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)
Genre Synth-pop
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • John Hill
  • Jordan Palmer
Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology
"Now That I Found You"
(2019)		"No Drug Like Me"
(2019)		"Julien"
(2019)

"No Drug Like Me" is a song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. It was first released as a double A-side single with "Now That I Found You" on February 27, 2019, by 604, School Boy, and Interscope Records, to promote Jepsen's then-forthcoming fourth studio album, Dedicated . In June 2019, a remix of the song by Mansionair received an individual release as a promotional single. "No Drug Like Me" was inspired by a new love that Jepsen was experiencing at the time. [1]

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Background

"No Drug Like Me" is a 1980s-influenced synth-pop ballad. [2] [3] [4] It has been described as "nocturnal", "low-key", [5] "darker and more viscous" than the rest of Jepsen's repertoire. [6] It was written in the late evening of a recording session and according to Jepsen, it "came up very easily". [1] [7] Lyrically, the song was inspired by Jepsen's love for James Flannigan, who she co-wrote the song with, alongside John Hill, Jordan Palmer, and Daniel Ledinsky. It was produced by Hill and Palmer. [8] The song is about making a commitment at the beginning of a relationship and the promise to open up if the partner turns out the right one. [9] The lyrics equate being in love with Jepsen to drug intoxication. [10] The singer explained that the song "is a promise I made to love in general. That when the good stuff lands my way I'll always try to be vulnerable and brave and show all of myself". [11]

"No Drug Like Me" was released alongside "Now That I Found You" as a double A-side on February 27, 2019. [12] Jepsen decided to release the two very different songs at the same time to demonstrate a spectrum of her new album, Dedicated . [7] On June 28, Jepsen released a Mansionair remix of "No Drug Like Me" to coincide with the launch of the North American leg of The Dedicated Tour. [13]

Critical reception

Music critic Heather Phares of AllMusic highlighted "No Drug Like Me" as one of the best songs on Dedicated. [14]

Year-end lists

PublicationYearAccoladeRankRef.
Stereogum 2019100 Favorite Songs of 2019
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Track listing

  1. "No Drug Like Me" (Mansionair Remix) – 3:38

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