Drugs (Ammonia song)

"Drugs"
Single by Ammonia
from the album Mint 400
Released1995
GenreGrunge/Rock
Length3:27
LabelMurmur
Songwriter(s)Allan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Dave Johnstone
Producer(s)Kevin Shirley
Ammonia singles chronology
"Drugs"
(1995) 		"Ken Carter"
(1996)

"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."[1] The song was written in five minutes during a rehearsal[1][2] and peaked at #32 on the Australian Singles chart[3] and came in at #27 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 for 1995.[4] In North America, it reached #29 on the Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks[5] and #22 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart.[6]

Formats & track listings

  • AUS CD single MATTCD022
    1. "Drugs" – 3:27
    2. "Realise" – 3:18
    3. "Zoned" – 3:59
  • AUS promo CD single SAMPCD 3367
    1. "Drugs" – 3:27
  • US promo CD single ESK 7681
    1. "Drugs" – 3:27

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 32

References

  1. ^ a b "Ammonia - Mint 400". Caveman Productions. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Ammonia Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Ammonia - Drugs (song)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Hottest 100, 1995". Triple J. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Ammonia Chart & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  6. ^ Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 13, May 13 1996 Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 14.