The Drug in Me Is You (song)

"The Drug in Me Is You" is the second single from the debut album The Drug in Me Is You, by the band Falling in Reverse. It was released on June 28, 2011. The music video for the song had over 80 million views on YouTube. The song had over 90 million plays on Spotify. An orchestral version entitled "The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" composed specially for Radke by pianist and composer Sean Rooney was released in 2020 to commemorate the album going Gold.

"The Drug in Me Is You"
Single by Falling in Reverse
from the album The Drug in Me Is You
ReleasedJune 28, 2011
Length3:39
LabelEpitaph
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)

Background

The song was written and composed by Ronnie Radke. On June 21, 2011, a 33-second preview of the song was launched.[1] The full song was released three days later.[2][3] The video for the song, released on June 28, 2011, shows Ronnie Radke leaving the room of a girl, and soon after, being approached by two female police officers. He is taken to jail and then judged in court.[4]

Personnel
  • Ronnie Radke — lead vocals
  • Jacky Vincent — lead guitar
  • Derek Jones — rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Mika Horiuchi — bass, backing vocals (only appears in credits and music video)
  • Ryan Seaman — drums, percussion, backing vocals (only appears in credits and music video)
  • Nason Schoeffler — bass, backing vocals (uncredited performance)
  • Scott Gee — drums, percussion, backing vocals (uncredited performance)

Accolades
Year Award Result Place Ref
2011 Revolver Magazine's The 5 Best Songs of 2011 Won
5th
 [5]
2012 Kerrang! Awards 2012: Best Single Nominated
—
 [6]

Reimagined version

"The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" is the orchestral rock version of the song "The Drug in Me Is You". It was released on February 13, 2020.[7] The music video was directed by Jensen Noen, it shows Ronnie Radke playing the piano featuring an orchestra of cellos.

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 29

References
  1. "Preview a new Falling In Reverse song - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. "Listen to a new Falling In Reverse song - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  3. Shen, Maxine (2011-07-22). "Watch these now: Falling in Reverse, Burn Halo and Escape the Fate". Nypost.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  4. "Falling in Reverse - "The Drug in Me Is You" (video) • Music / Video •". Exclaim.ca. 2011-10-18. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  5. "Poll Results: Find Out Who You Voted to Win Song of the Year!". revolvermag.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Falling in Reverse's 'Reimagined' Version of 'The Drug In Me Is You': Watch the Video". Billboard. February 14, 2020.
  8. "Falling in Reverse Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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