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MORRISSEY Single
Name	Interesting Drug
Release	29 April 1989
Total Length	3:27
Recorded	Circa late 1988
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Stephen Street
Producer	Stephen Street
Art work	Photo: Lawrence Watson Layout: Caryn Gough
Vinyl Etching	ESCAPE FROM VALIUM (A-side) RETURN TO VALIUM (B-side) WHAT KIND OF MAN READS DENIM DELINQUENT? (etched 12" A-side) MOTOR CYCLE AU PAIR BOY (etched 12" B-side) HOSSCAH! HOSSCAH! (etched 12" promo)
Publisher	HMV Records (UK) Sire Records (US)
Format(s)	7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Chart position	UK #9
Single chronology
The Last Of The Famous International Playboys ← Interesting Drug → Ouija Board, Ouija Board

Information

Kirsty MacColl provides backing vocals on this song.
Denim Delinquent magazine is mentioned via the matrix message (etched 12" A-side).
Motor Cycle Au Pair Boy on the etched 12" B-side matrix message is taken from Round the Horne.

Track list

7" Vinyl

[HMV POP1621]

Interesting Drug – 3:27 (Morrissey/Street)
Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference – 2:50 (Morrissey/Street)

Etched 12" Vinyl

[HMV 12POPS1621]

Interesting Drug – 3:27
Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference – 2:50

12" Vinyl

UK - [HMV 12POP1621]
US - [Sire/Reprise 9 21232-0]

Interesting Drug – 3:27
Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference – 2:50
Sweet And Tender Hooligan [Live - 22 December 1988, Wolverhampton] – 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)

CD

[HMV CDPOP1621]

Interesting Drug – 3:27
Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference – 2:50
Sweet And Tender Hooligan [Live - 22 December 1988, Wolverhampton] – 4:00

Lyrics

There are some bad people on the rise
There are some bad people on the rise
They're saving their own skins by
Ruining people's lives
Bad, bad people on the rise

Young married couple in debt - ever felt had?
Young married couple in debt - ever felt had?
On a government scheme
Designed to kill your dream
Oh mum, oh dad
Once poor - always poor

Interesting drug
The one that you took
TELL THE TRUTH - IT REALLY HELPED YOU!
An interesting drug
The one that you took
God, it really really helped you

You wonder why we're only half-ashamed?
"Because ENOUGH is TOO MUCH!
And look around...
...can you blame us?
CAN you blame us?

On a government scheme
Designed to kill your dream
Oh mum, oh dad
Once poor - always poor

Interesting drug
The one that you took
TELL THE TRUTH - IT REALLY HELPED YOU!
An interesting drug
the one that you took
God, it really really helped you

You wonder why we're only half-ashamed?
"Because ENOUGH is TOO MUCH!
And look around...
...can you blame us?
CAN you blame us?

Sleeve Artwork

Cover art. (1989)
Alt. cover. (1989)

Music Video

Credits

Directed by Tim Broad

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 66

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Mentioned In

Discogs Information

Credits

Bass [The Bass] - Andy Rourke
Coordinator [Art Co-ordination] - Jo Slee
Drums [The Drums] - Mike Joyce
Engineer [Assistant] - Steve Williams (6)
Guitar [Guitars] - Craig Gannon
Guitar [Guitars] - Neil Taylor
Hair - Stephen Powner
Keyboards - Stephen Street
Layout - Caryn Gough
Mastered By - Tim Young
Photography By [Picture] - Lawrence Watson
Producer [Produced By] - Stephen Street
Voice, Sleeve - Morrissey

Notes

Issued with a black poly-lined inner sleeve.

[Labels:] Made in Gt. Britain Side A: Bona Relations/Warner Chappell Music/SBS Productions Ltd/Virgin Music (Publ.) Ltd Side B: Track 1: Bona Relations/Warner Chappell Music/SBS Productions Ltd/Virgin Music (Publ.) Ltd Track 2: Warner Chappell Music Recorded live at The Wolverhampton Civic, December 1988.

Runouts are stamped except for the etched 'ESCAPE FROM VALIUM' and 'RETURN TO VALIUM'.

Images

Interesting Drug - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/4656
Interesting Drug (12" 45 RPM Single Red Labels) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1067491-Morrissey-Interesting-Drug

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Comes in a plain Red Morrissey branded bag with the His Masters Voice logo on the front and cat no on back. Label is white with the track title(s) and cat no in Red and a large A or B in pink behind it.

B2 recorded live at The Wolverhampton Civic, December 1988.

Images

Interesting Drug (12" 45 RPM Promo Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/2348472-Morrissey-Interesting-Drug

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Issued in a side opening gloss sleeve, spine without text. Original copies had a black poly-lined inner. Includes a brown or white sticker with the text "Special Etched Disc".

Runout characters are stamped up to and including "Penthouse", thereafter they are hand etched.

[Label:] Bona Relations/Warner Chappell Music Ltd/SBS Productions Ltd/Virgin Music (Publ) Ltd Manufactured in England by EMI Records Limited

Images

Interesting Drug (12" 45 RPM Single Sided Single Etched Stereo) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/463383-Morrissey-Interesting-Drug

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Very limited edition release with one track on A side, and 'Motor Cycle Au Pair Boy' and Oscar Wilde etching on the B-side

Images

Interesting Drug (12" 45 RPM Single Sided Single Etched Promo) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/2949648-Morrissey-Interesting-Drug

Wikipedia Information

"Interesting Drug" is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, released as a non-album single on 17 April 1989. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey's fourth release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was inspired lyrically by the drug culture in the English lower class, which he felt was being clamped down on by the power-hungry Thatcher government. These political themes were further explored in its music video. The single was the second and final Morrissey solo single to feature his former Smiths bandmates Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, and Craig Gannon. "Interesting Drug" was recorded and released following Morrissey's debut album, Viva Hate. Upon release, the single became yet another commercial hit for Morrissey, reaching number nine in the UK in spite of controversy regarding its lyrics and music video. The song would later appear on the 1990 compilation album, Bona Drag. In the years since its release, "Interesting Drug" has received positive critical reception.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interesting_Drug

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+[[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]
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+[[File:Interestingdrugalt.jpg | thumb | right | Alt. cover art]]
 {{Discobox
 | Name = Interesting Drug
 | Total Length = 3:27
-| Recorded =
+| Recorded = Circa late 1988
-| Writer = Morrissey/Street
+| Writer = [[Writer::Morrissey]] / [[Writer::Stephen Street]]
-| Producer = [[Stephen Street]]
+| Producer = [[Producer::Stephen Street]]
 | Mastered =
-| Art = Lawrence Watson
+| Art = Photo: [[Photographer::Lawrence Watson]]<br>Layout: [[Mention::Caryn Gough]]
 | Vinyl Etching = ESCAPE FROM VALIUM (A-side)<br>RETURN TO VALIUM (B-side)<br>WHAT KIND OF MAN READS DENIM DELINQUENT? (etched 12" A-side)<br>MOTOR CYCLE AU PAIR BOY (etched 12" B-side)<br>HOSSCAH! HOSSCAH! (etched 12" promo)
 | Publisher = [[HMV Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US)
@@ Line 19: / Line 21: @@
 | NextLink = Ouija Board, Ouija Board (single)
 }}
-[[Category:Morrissey Lyrics]]
 ==Information==
+[[Backing Vocals::Kirsty MacColl]] provides backing vocals on this song.<br>
+[[Mention::Denim Delinquent]] magazine is mentioned via the matrix message (etched 12" A-side).<br>
-===Recording===
+Motor Cycle Au Pair Boy on the etched 12" B-side matrix message is taken from [[Mention::Round the Horne]].
-===Release===
 ==Track list==
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 | 01 = Interesting Drug
 |	01link = Interesting Drug (single)
-|	01-duration = 3:27 (Morrissey/Street)
+|	01-duration = 3:27
 | 02 = Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
 |	02link = Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
-|	02-duration = 2:50 (Morrissey/Street)
+|	02-duration = 2:50
 }}
 ===12" Vinyl===
@@ Line 58: / Line 54: @@
 | 01 = Interesting Drug
 |	01link = Interesting Drug (single)
-|	01-duration = 3:27 (Morrissey/Street)
+|	01-duration = 3:27
 | 02 = Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
 |	02link = Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
-|	02-duration = 2:50 (Morrissey/Street)
+|	02-duration = 2:50
-| 03 = Sweet And Tender Hooligan [Live - 22 December 1988, Wolverhampton]
+| 03 = Sweet And Tender Hooligan
+|	03app = [Live - 22 December 1988, Wolverhampton]
 |	03link = Sweet And Tender Hooligan (single)
 |	03-duration = 4:00 (Morrissey/[[Johnny Marr|Marr]])
@@ Line 72: / Line 69: @@
 | 01 = Interesting Drug
 |	01link = Interesting Drug (single)
-|	01-duration = 3:27 (Morrissey/Street)
+|	01-duration = 3:27
 | 02 = Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
 |	02link = Such A Little Thing Makes Such A Big Difference
-|	02-duration = 2:50 (Morrissey/Street)
+|	02-duration = 2:50
-| 03 = Sweet And Tender Hooligan [Live - 22 December 1988, Wolverhampton]
+| 03 = Sweet And Tender Hooligan
+|	03app = [Live - 22 December 1988, Wolverhampton]
 |	03link = Sweet And Tender Hooligan (single)
-|	03-duration = 4:00 (Morrissey/Marr)
+|	03-duration = 4:00
 }}
 == Lyrics ==
+<poem>
-{{lyrics
+There are some bad people on the rise
-|There are some bad people on the rise
 There are some bad people on the rise
 They're saving their own skins by
@@ Line 127: / Line 124: @@
 ...can you blame us?
 CAN you blame us?
-}}
+</poem>
-==Personnel==
-* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
-* [[Craig Gannon]] - Guitars<br>
-* [[Neil Taylor]] - Guitars<br>
-* [[Andy Rourke]] - Bass guitar<br>
-* [[Stephen Street]] - Keyboards<br>
-* [[Kirsty Maccoll]] - Additional vocals<br>
-* Producer - Stephen Street<br>
-* Art co-ordination - [[Jo Slee]]<br>
-* Layout - Caryn Gough<br>
-* Photography - Lawrence Watson<br>
 == Sleeve Artwork ==
 <gallery  perrow="6">
   File:Interesting-drug.jpg | Cover art. (1989)
+ File:Interestingdrugalt.jpg | Alt. cover. (1989)
 </gallery>
 ==Music Video==
-[[Video:Interesting Drug|500px]]
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5FRCPbQvWI</youtube>
 ===Credits===
-* Directed by [[Tim Broad]]
+* Directed by [[Director::Tim Broad]]
-==Live History==
+{{CommonSongSections | Artist =  Morrissey | Song = {{#replace:{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}| (single)|}}| (song)|}}}}
+{{Page
-==Appears On==
+|RelatedForumThreads=150929, 148014
-<gallery  perrow="8">
+|DiscogsReleaseId=1067491
- File:Bonadraglpcover.jpg | ''[[Bona Drag]]'' (1991)
+|DiscogsAdditionalReleaseId=2348472, 463383, 2949648
- File:Suedeheadbestofmorrissey.jpg | ''[[Suedehead: The Best Of Morrissey]]'' (1997)
+|WikipediaPageTitle=Interesting_Drug
- File:Morrissey88-91.jpg | ''[[The CD Singles '88–91']]'' (2000)
+}}
- File:Bestofmorrissey.jpg | ''[[¡The Best Of! Morrissey]]'' (2001)
+{{PageDate
- File:Hmvparlophonesingles8895cdfront.jpg | ''[[HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95]]'' (2009)
+|Date=1989-04-29
- File:Verybestof.jpg | ''[[Very Best Of Morrissey]]'' (2011)
+}}
-</gallery>