Love Is the Drug

"Love Is the Drug" is a 1975 single from Roxy Music. A number two hit in the United Kingdom, it also gave the group its first substantial exposure in the United States, reaching number 30 in early 1976 on the U.S. pop singles chart and doing even better on progressive rock radio. The song started as an Andy Mackay instrumental, but then gained lyrics from Bryan Ferry; Ferry said the song came to him while he was walking and kicking the leaves in Hyde Park. "Love Is the Drug" is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It remains Roxy Music's highest-charting single in the U.S., while in the UK it was only topped by their 1981 version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy".

[Intro] T'ain't no big thing, to wait for the bell to ring T'ain't no big thing, the toll of the bell [Verse 1] Aggravated spare for days I troll downtown, the red light place I jump up, bubble up, what's in store? Love is the drug and I need to score Showing out, showing out, hit and run Boy meets girl where the beat goes on Stitched up tight can't shake free Love is the drug got a hook on me [Chorus] Oh, catch that buzz Love is the drug I'm thinking of Oh, can't you see Love is the drug for me Oh, oh Oh, oh [Verse 2] Late that night I parked my car Staked my place in the singles bar Face to face, toe to toe Heart to heart as we hit the floor Lumbered up limbo down The locked embrace, stumble round I say "go," she say "yes" Dim the lights, you can guess the rest [Chorus] Oh, catch that buzz Love is the drug I'm thinking of Oh, can't you see Love is the drug, got a hook in me Oh, get that buzz Love is the drug I'm thinking of Oh, can't you see Love is the drug for me [Outro] Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Love is, love is, love is the drug