Song · Ammonia
“Drugs” by Ammonia
From the album Mint 400 (1995)
“Drugs” by Ammonia appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 1996. It was first released in 1995 on the album Mint 400. Its best result is #27 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #155 alternative song of 1995.
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"Drugs" was Ammonia's first single, lifted from their 1995 debut album Mint 400, and it came together fast: the band knocked it out in five minutes at a rehearsal. Singer Dave Johnstone wrote it with Allan Balmont and Simon Hensworth, and he has waved off any grand statement, saying it's about apathy toward drugs rather than a message song. Kevin Shirley produced and engineered it for Murmur, and it lands like a grunge shrug with a big, bored sneer.
It hit straight away and is still one of the band's best-known songs. It reached 32 on the Australian singles chart, and it travelled, too: 29 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks and 22 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 | 100 |
| 1996 | 70 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996 | 104 |
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