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Lyrics to Love Is The Drug

Lyrics to the song Love Is The Drug as recorded by Roxy Music.

(Ferry/MacKay)

T'ain't no big thing  to wait for the bell to ring
T'ain't no big thing the toll of the bell

Aggravated, spare for days I troll downtown the red light place
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

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

Late that night I park my car stake my place in a singles bar
Face to face, toe to toe heart to heart as we hit the floor
Lumber up, limbo down the locked embrace, the stumble round
I say go, she say yes dim the lights, you can guess the rest

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 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, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Love is, love is, love is the drug


 

Love Is The Drug

Single

This song was a huge hit for Roxy Music worldwide in 1975. The song peaked at number 2 in the UK charts, kept off the top spot by the re-release of Space Oddity by David Bowie. The song has been played in every Ferry and Roxy tour since it's release.

This is one of Bryan Ferry's favourite songs to perfrom. He has included this song in every tour since 1975.

Love Is The drug has been recorded by The Divinyls, Grace Jones (Warm Leatherette & Island Life) and 5 versions were done by Ekko featuring Lisa Hunt for Australian clubs.


What Andy says:

"Bryan used to work endlessly on lyrics and then deliver them as a live take in the studio, like a conjurer pulling rabbits out of a hat. The most thrilling of these was Love Is The Drug. It’s probably been our best-selling single and the most covered."

Song Musicians

Love Is The Drug is on the following Roxy Music and Solo Albums