The Playlist: Songs About Drugs

We’re diving deep into songs about drugs; the tracks that name-check, hint at, or outright define the substance experience.

From the hypnotic haze of psychedelics to the stark reality of addiction, drugs have been an undeniable and often controversial muse for musicians across every genre. Music has always been a mirror to human experience, and this particular thread weaves through decades of rock, hip-hop, and pop, capturing everything from the euphoric high to the painful crash.

ERIC CLAPTON: COCAINE (1977)

CAPTAIN CUTS, RICH THE KID, DANIELS: COCAINA (2017)

TOM PETTY: MARY JANE’S LAST DANCE (1993)

AFROMAN: BECAUSE I GOT HIGH (2001)

MIKE POSNER: I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA (2016)

AMY WINEHOUSE: REHAB (2006)

TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTS (1997)

THE WEEKND: CAN’T FEEL MY FACE (2015)

BASKET CASE (1994)

HABITS: STAY HIGH: TOVE LO (2014)

BREATH ME: SIA (2004)

IN DA WIND: TRICK DADDY (2002)

HITS FROM THE BONG (1993)

HOTEL CALIFORNIA: EAGLES (1976)

HOW HIGH: RED MAN & METHOD MAN (1995)

I GOT 5 ON IT: LUNIZ (1995)

PURPLE PILLS: D12 (2001)

THE JOKER: STEVE MILLER BAND (1973)

LIGHT MY FIRE: THE DOORS (1967)

LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS: THE BEATLES (1967)

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PASS THAT DUTCH: MISSY ELLIOTT (2006)

PASS THE DUTCHIE: MUSICAL YOUTH (1982)

PURPLE HAZE: JIMI HENDRIX (1967)

THE RECIPE: KENDRICK LAMAR & DR. DRE (2012)

WE CAN’T STOP: MILEY CYRUS (2013)

WHAT I GOT: SUBLIME (1996)

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