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1984 - #1 Dance Song "I Want A New Drug" - Huey Lewis and the News

40 Years Ago - 1984 Huey Lewis and the News had the #1 Dance song in the US with "I Want A New Drug."

It peaked at #6 on the Hot 100.

The song is a love song, and the meaning of the word "drug" in the song was purposely open-ended. "It's really a love song. It's not a pro-drug song; it's not really even an anti-drug song. The word drug sort of gets your attention. But I think in love relationships there's more than 'I want you' or 'I need you' kind of thing."



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