I Want a New Drug

"I Want a New Drug"
Single by Huey Lewis and the News
from the album Sports
B-side	"Finally Found a Home"
Released	January 3, 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	New wave
Length	4:46 (album version) 3:29 (single edit) 5:32 (12" dance mix)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Chris Hayes Huey Lewis
Producer(s)	Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology
"Heart and Soul" (1983) "I Want a New Drug" (1984) "The Heart of Rock & Roll" (1984)

"I Want a New Drug" is a 1984 song by Huey Lewis and the News. It is the second single from their third studio album Sports. It went to number 6 in Canada and the United States, number 10 in New Zealand and number 27 in Australia and Germany. It did not chart in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

Track listing

7" Chrysalis / CHS 2776 United Kingdom

1. "I Want a New Drug" – 3:29 unlabelled 7" mix
2. "Finally Found a Home" – 3:48

12" Chrysalis / CHS 12 2776 United Kingdom

1. "I Want a New Drug (Called Love)" (12" mix) – 5:32
2. "I Want a New Drug (Called Love)" (7" mix) – 3:29
3. "Heart and Soul" – 3:55
4. "(Tattoo) Giving It All Up for Love" (Phil Lynott) – 3:11

12" Chrysalis / CS 42779 Canada

1. "I Want a New Drug" (dance mix) – 5:32
2. "I Want a New Drug" (instrumental) – 4:30

7" Chrysalis / CHS 42766 Canada

1. "I Want a New Drug" - 3:29
2. "Finally Found a Home" - 3:42

12" Chrysalis / 601 194 Germany

1. "I Want a New Drug" (extended version) – 5:32
2. "Heart and Soul" (special remix) – 6:42
3. "Tell Me a Little Lie" – 4:08

12" Chrysalis / 601 343 Germany

1. "I Want a New Drug (Called Love)" (maxi mix) – 5:32
2. "I Want a New Drug (Called Love)" (simple mix) – 3:29
3. "(Tattoo) Giving It All Up for Love" – 3:11
4. "Honky Tonk Blues" (Hank Williams) – 3:16