<Tr> <Td> "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997) </Td> <Td> "The Drugs Don't Work" (1997) </Td> <Td> "Lucky Man" (1997) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Drugs Don't Work" is a song by the English rock band The Verve, written by Richard Ashcroft and is featured on their third album, Urban Hymns . It was released on 1 September 1997 as the second single from the album, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart . In October 2011, NME placed it at number 78 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". </P> <P> Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995 . He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I've just written (...) It goes' the drugs don't work, they just make me worse, and I know I'll see your face again' . That's how I'm feeling at the moment . They make me worse, man . But I still take' em . Out of boredom and frustration you turn to something else to escape ." </P> <P> Ashcroft also performed the song when the band was touring in support of A Northern Soul . The song was eventually recorded for Urban Hymns . The album's producer, Chris Potter later referred to it as both the best song and best vocal he had ever recorded . </P>

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