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Drug (It's Just a State of Mind)
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song by Duran Duran
Released 18 October 1988
Genre Pop
Length 4:38 minutes
Label Capitol, EMI
Writer(s) Taylor, Rhodes, Le Bon,
Producer(s) Duran Duran
Jonathan Elias
Daniel Abraham
Duran Duran

"Drug (It's Just a State of Mind)" is a song by Duran Duran, released on the album Big Thing by Capitol-EMI on 18 October 1988.

About the song[]

During demo sessions for Big Thing, the song was first known as "Take Me" .

The song was a live staple of The Big Live Thing Tour in 1988. It was often performed as part of an overlapping medley with "The Wild Boys".

"Drug" is infamous for causing a massive disagreement between John Taylor and the rest of the band. John preferred Daniel Abraham's original mix of the song over the final, released mix, but was outvoted, causing John to nearly quit the band in protest.

The Abraham mix was eventually officially released as a bonus track on all CD versions of the Big Thing album. It also appeared as a B-side to the "Do You Believe in Shame?" single - but only on the versions of the single with the John Taylor picture sleeve, which would seem deliberate given his strong feelings towards the handling of "Drug".

The official album (remixed) version of the song was then remixed again by Joe Dworniak and Duncan Bridgeman of Moody Productions; who's Extended Remix made it on to various bootlegs, but was never officially released. For example Pegasus Records (PRDD 043), which also includes the original mix. (Discogs).

Marshall Jefferson Remixes[]

A house-influenced version of the song was remixed by Marshall Jefferson in preparation to release "Drug" as a single, but was never released after plans for the single were scrapped.

In 2022, John mentioned the remix during an interviewed for Marvin online. "I was obsessed with Marshall Jefferson so we actually got [him] over to England. We were on the road, and the only way that we could get together was to rent a studio in Nottingham for one night after the show. All I really wanted was The House Music Anthem, Part 2. But of course, he wanted to make a Led Zeppelin 7." (Source)

It seems the mixes were lost by EMI, and also lost by the author. Gabby (DD fan) said: "I actually spoke to Jefferson a number of years ago and he told me that he no longer has the masters, and that he had also been contacted by EMI for the 2010 reissue - perhaps these mixes, of which 4 were made, but are no longer extant."

Song versions[]

  • "Drug (It's Just a State of Mind)" - 4:38 (aka "Remix")
  • "Drug (Original Version)" - 4:21 (aka "Daniel Abraham Mix")

Bootleg Remixes[]

  • Extended Remix - "Take Me" (Extended Demo) - 6:12 (bootleg, Maison Rouge, and Big Thing Demos) - remixed by Joe Dworniak and Duncan Bridgeman of Moody Productions.
  • 7" Remix - by Joe Dworniak and Duncan Bridgeman of Moody Productions.
  • Fan? Extended Remix - 9:03 (Listen)

Personnel[]

Duran Duran are:

With:

Lyrics[]

Take me every morning
Take me every night
Take me when you're feeling low
Take me when you want to stay
Take me (it's a drug)
Take me
Take me (take me)
Take me (take me)
Take me, take me, take-take [take me - remix].

Before you slide, 
Into the white
There's something I want you to know (What you see is what you want)
In all your stretch, 
Of consciousness
You've still got, a long way to go (What you want is what you need)
And some make you spin
Some make you sweat
It's only here for you to choose (Choose me)
And if you try
An alternative high
Then tell me
What have you got to lose now?

  Take me every morning
  Take me every night
  Take me when you're feeling low
  Take me when you want to stay
  Up all night!
  Up all night!

The hit, the hit
The hit to fit reality
Its just a state of mind (What you see is what you want)
And you'll admit
It's more than just
An axe that you've got to grind (What you want is what you need)
We'll make you spin
We'll make you sweat
All you've got to do is use me (Use me)
Some like it hot
But I like it wet
So tell me
What have we got to lose now?

  Take me every morning
  Take me every night
  Take me when you're feeling low
  Take me when you want to stay
  Up all night!
  Up all night!

A drug, its a drug
A drug, its a drug
A drug, its a drug
A drug, its a drug

[Original Version
(It's just a state of mind)
(Use me, Use Me. Choose Me, choose me)
(Use me, use ME)
(use me)]

[Remix Version
(Use me, use me, use me, use me)
A drug, its a drug
(Use me, use me, use me, use me)
A-A-A A drug, its a drug
(Use me, use me, use me, use me)
A-A-A A drug, its a drug (Take, take)
(Use me, choose me, use me, use me)
A drug, its a drug (Take, take)
A drug, its a drug]

Take me every morning. 
Take Me.
Take me every morning. 
Take Me.

[Remix Version
Take me every morning
Take me every night
Take me when you're feeling low
Take me when you want to stay (every night)]

Take me every morning
Take me every night
Take me when the beat is slow
Take me when the mood is right [Remix - up all night]

Take me every morning  
Take me every night   [Remix - yah ha ha, oooh yeah]
Take me when you're feeling low
Take me when you want to stay

[Original version - repeats
Take me every morning
Take me every night
Take me when you're feeling low
Take me when you want to say]

Take me every morning
Take me every night
Take me when the beat is slow
Take me when the mood is right [Remix - Up all night!]

[Original version
low, stay (up all night)
slow right
low, stay (up all night)
slow right
Morning, Night]

[Remix version
Take me. Oooh Yeah!
Take me every morning
Take me every night (night)
Take me when your feeling slow, feeling slow.. 
(up all night)
Take me every night
Take me when the beat is slow
Take me when the mood is right (Up all night!)]
Take me every night
Take me when you're feeling low
Take me when you want to stay (up all night)
Take me every morning 
(up all night)]

Misheard Lyrics[]

Before you slide Into the wide

See also[]

DURAN DURAN
Simon Le BonNick RhodesJohn TaylorRoger Taylor
Andy TaylorWarren CuccurulloSterling Campbell
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SINGLES

"Planet Earth" • "Careless Memories" • "Girls on Film" • "My Own Way" • "Hungry Like the Wolf" • "Save a Prayer" • "Rio"• "Is There Something I Should Know?" • "Union of the Snake" • "New Moon on Monday" • "The Reflex" • "The Wild Boys" • "A View to a Kill" • "Notorious" • "Skin Trade" • "Meet El Presidente" • "I Don't Want Your Love" • "All She Wants Is" • "Do You Believe in Shame?" • "Burning the Ground" • "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" • "Serious" • "Ordinary World" • "Come Undone" • "Too Much Information" • "Perfect Day" • "White Lines" • "Out of My Mind" • "Electric Barbarella" • "Someone Else Not Me" • "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" • "What Happens Tomorrow" • "Nice" • "Falling Down • "All You Need Is Now • "Girl Panic! • "Leave A Light On • "Pressure Off" • "Five Years" • "Invisible" • "More Joy" • "Anniversary" • "Tonight United" • "Give It All Up " • "Danse Macabre" • "Black Moonlight"

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