The Drug in Me Is You (song)

"The Drug in Me Is You"
Single by Falling in Reverse
from the album The Drug in Me Is You
Released	June 28, 2011
Length	3:39
Label	Epitaph
Songwriter(s)	Ronald Radke Michael 'Elvis' Baskette David Holdredge
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)
Music video
"The Drug in Me Is You" on YouTube

"The Drug in Me Is You" is the second single from American rock band Falling in Reverse's debut studio album The Drug in Me Is You, which was released on June 28, 2011. The music video for the song had over 100 million views/streams on YouTube and Spotify.

An orchestral version entitled "The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" composed specially for Radke by pianist and composer Sean Rooney was released on February 13, 2020, to commemorate The Drug in Me Is You being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Background

The song was written and composed by Ronnie Radke. On June 21, 2011, a 33-second preview of the song was released,^[1] and the full song was released three days later.^[2][3] The music video released on June 28 shows Ronnie Radke leaving the room with a woman caressing him, to which he is later approached by two female police officers that take him to jail and court.^[4]

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]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[7][8]

Original version

Falling in Reverse

• 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)

Additional personnel

• Michael "Elvis" Baskette — producer, songwriting
• Dave Holdredge — mixing, engineer, songwriting

Reimagined

Falling in Reverse

• Ronnie Radke — lead vocals, producer
• Max Georgiev — guitars
• Tyler Burgess — bass
• Johnny Mele — drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Tyler Smyth — producer
• Sean Rooney — piano, composition

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Reimagined version

"The Drug in Me Is Reimagined"
Single by Falling in Reverse
Released	February 13, 2020
Genre	Symphonic rock, metalcore
Length	5:41
Label	Epitaph
Songwriter(s)	Ronald Radke Michael Elvis Baskette Dave Holdredge
Producer(s)	Tyler Smyth Ronnie Radke
Falling in Reverse singles chronology
"Popular Monster" (2019) "The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" (2020) "Carry On" (2020)
Music video
"The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" on YouTube

"The Drug in Me Is Reimagined" is the orchestral rock version of "The Drug in Me Is You", released on February 13, 2020, to commemorate The Drug in Me Is You being certified gold by RIAA.^[10] The music video, directed by Jensen Noen, shows Ronnie Radke playing the piano, featuring an orchestra of cellos.

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[11]	32
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12]	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. "Kerrang! And the nominees are". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
7. "Falling in Reverse – The Drug in Me Is You". Tidal. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
8. "Falling in Reverse – The Drug in Me Is You (Reimagined)". Tidal. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
9. "British single certifications – Falling in Reverse – The Drug in Me Is You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
10. "Falling in Reverse's 'Reimagined' Version of 'The Drug In Me Is You': Watch the Video". Billboard. February 14, 2020.
11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
12. "Falling in Reverse Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2020.