The Drug in Me Is You (song)

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"The Drug in Me Is You"
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Single by Falling in Reverse
from the album The Drug in Me Is You
ReleasedJune 28, 2011
Length3:39
Label Epitaph
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Michael Baskette
Falling in Reverse singles chronology
"Raised by Wolves"
(2011)
"The Drug in Me Is You"
(2011)
"I'm Not a Vampire"
(2011)
Music video
"The Drug in Me Is You" on YouTube

"The Drug in Me Is You" is the second single from American rock band Falling in Reverse's debut studio album The Drug in Me Is You , which was released on June 28, 2011. The music video for the song had over 100 million views/streams on YouTube and Spotify.

Contents

An orchestral version entitled "The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" composed specially for Radke by pianist and composer Sean Rooney was released on February 13, 2020, to commemorate The Drug in Me Is You being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Background

The song was written and composed by Ronnie Radke. On June 21, 2011, a 33-second preview of the song was released, [1] and the full song was released three days later. [2] [3] The music video released on June 28 shows Ronnie Radke leaving the room with a woman caressing him, to which he is later approached by two female police officers that take him to jail and court. [4]

Accolades

YearAwardResultPlaceRef
2011Revolver Magazine's The 5 Best Songs of 2011Won
5th
[5]
2012 Kerrang! Awards 2012: Best Single Nominated
[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7] [8]

Original version

Falling in Reverse
Additional personnel

Reimagined

Falling in Reverse

Additional personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Reimagined version

"The Drug in Me Is Reimagined"
Falling in Reverse - The Drug in Me Is Reimagined.jpeg
Single by Falling in Reverse
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2020
Genre Symphonic rock
Length5:41
Label Epitaph
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tyler Smyth
  • Ronnie Radke
Falling in Reverse singles chronology
"Popular Monster"
(2019)
"The Drug in Me Is Reimagined"
(2020)
"Carry On"
(2020)
Music video
"The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" on YouTube

"The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" is the orchestral rock version of "The Drug in Me Is You", released on February 13, 2020, to commemorate The Drug in Me Is You being certified gold by RIAA. [10] The music video, directed by Jensen Noen, shows Ronnie Radke playing the piano, featuring an orchestra of cellos.

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Hungary (Single Top 40) [11] 32
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 29

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