Song · Morrissey
“Interesting Drug” by Morrissey
Released 1989
“Interesting Drug” by Morrissey appears on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1989. Its best result is #14 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #37 alternative song of 1989, #4,447 alternative song of all time and #280 of the '80s.
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Morrissey put out "Interesting Drug" on its own on 17 April 1989, after his debut album Viva Hate, writing the words to music by Stephen Street, the old Smiths producer who also produced the track. It was his fourth release since the Smiths split, and the last solo single to bring back former bandmates Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon. Kirsty MacColl sings on it too.
The target was political: Morrissey was drawn to the drug culture of England's working class and the way he felt the Thatcher government was cracking down on it, a theme the video pushed further. The lyrics and the video both stirred controversy, and it still reached 9 in the UK before landing on the 1990 compilation Bona Drag.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 38 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
| 1989 | 67 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 | 90 |
| 1989 | 14 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989 | 30 |
| 1989 | 47 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 450 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1991 | 353 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 1867 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 2036 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Ineresting Drug.
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