Love Is the Drug

Love Is the Drug is a song by Roxy Music, which first appeared on Siren, the fifth studio album by the group in 1975.

Background

The song was the first single from the album Siren. The unmistakable bass line of John Gustafson influenced later pop and rock recordings. In the DVD More Than This: The Story of Roxy Music, Nile Rodgers of Chic said that the song had a huge impact on their intake of Good Times and that the bass timing was almost identical.

The song reached # 2 on the charts of UK and helped the group to a considerable popularity in the United States, where he advanced in 1976 at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the highest position a Roxy Music piece reached. In the UK Singles Chart only their piece Jealous Guy reached a higher positioning. The B- side of the single was in most states the piece Sultanesque, a piece of Ferry, which is included on the box set The Thrill of It All. The piece was included in the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs did Shaped Rock and Roll.

Reception

The song received mostly positive reviews. Dave Thompson wrote to pieces and his influence with Allmusic:

" Indeed, peel away the radio- pleasing buoyancy Which is the song's immediate calling card and Love Is the Drug is as grimly unrelenting as any past Roxy attack - as taut as it is tight, as sordid as it is sensual. Simple Minds, Gang of Four, Public Image Ltd. , And the Human League can all trace at least a soupçon of Their future funkiness to Love Is the Drug, as can Roxy Themselves. "

"In fact, remove the radio - friendly cheerfulness, which is the direct calling card of the songs and Love Is the Drug is so grim inexorable as any prior Roxy attack - as full as scarce as dirty as sensual. Simple Minds, Gang of Four, Public Image Ltd.. and Human League, can all at least a hint of their future funkiness traced back to Love Is the Drug, Roxy myself as well. "

Musician

Chart positions

Cover versions

The song has been covered by many musicians, including Lisa Zane, Kylie Minogue, Tomoyasu Hotei and Ali Campbell. The best-known version is by Grace Jones, published the piece on her album Warm Leatherette in 1980. The version from 1985 on the compilation Iceland Life publishes, reached number 35 in the UK charts.

Chic (band) Gang of Four (band) Singing
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