The Drug in Me Is You (song)
# The Drug in Me Is You (song)

"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, and the full song was released three days later. 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.

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Result | Place | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Revolver Magazine's The 5 Best Songs of 2011 | Won | 5th | |
| 2012 | Kerrang! Awards 2012: Best Single | Nominated | — | |

## Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

### 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, enginee, 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

## Reimagined version

"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. 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) | 32 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) | 29 |
