The Drug in Me Is You (song) explained

The Drug in Me Is You
Cover:TDIMIY.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Falling in Reverse
Album:The Drug in Me Is You
Released:June 28, 2011
Length:3:39
Label:Epitaph
Producer:Michael Baskette
Prev Title:Raised by Wolves
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:I'm Not a Vampire
Next Year:2011

"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.

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 2011[5]
2012Kerrang! Awards 2012

Best Single

[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7] [8]

Original version

Falling in Reverse
Additional personnel

Reimagined

Falling in Reverse

Additional personnel

Reimagined version

The Drug in Me Is Reimagined
Cover:Falling in Reverse - The Drug in Me Is Reimagined.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:Falling in Reverse
Released:February 13, 2020
Length:5:41
Label:Epitaph
Producer:
Prev Title:Popular Monster
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Carry On
Next Year:2020

"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.[9] The music video, directed by Jensen Noen, shows Ronnie Radke playing the piano, featuring an orchestra of cellos.

Charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preview a new Falling In Reverse song - Alternative Press . Altpress.com . 2011-06-21 . 2013-09-01.
  2. Web site: Listen to a new Falling In Reverse song - Alternative Press . Altpress.com . 2011-06-25 . 2013-09-01.
  3. Web site: Shen . Maxine . Watch these now: Falling in Reverse, Burn Halo and Escape the Fate . Nypost.com . 2011-07-22 . 2013-09-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023204518/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/music/watch_these_fate_falling_the_reverse_5hbqI1vxf1iIbML0reF50O . 2012-10-23 .
  4. Web site: Falling in Reverse - "The Drug in Me Is You" (video) • Music / Video • . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007155809/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/falling_in_reverse-drug_in_me_is_you_video . dead . 2012-10-07 . Exclaim.ca . 2011-10-18 . 2013-09-01 .
  5. Web site: Poll Results: Find Out Who You Voted to Win Song of the Year!. revolvermag.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120106113606/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/poll-results-find-out-whom-you-voted-to-win-song-of-the-year.html. January 6, 2012. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: Kerrang! And the nominees are . May 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510023850/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2012/05/and_the_nominees_are_2.html . May 10, 2012 . mdy .
  7. Web site: Falling in Reverse – The Drug in Me Is You. Tidal. April 13, 2021.
  8. Web site: Falling in Reverse – The Drug in Me Is You (Reimagined). Tidal. April 13, 2021.
  9. Falling in Reverse's 'Reimagined' Version of 'The Drug In Me Is You': Watch the Video. February 14, 2020. Billboard.

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