Drugs

## Track Listing

**Drugs** is the third track and only single from Hindsight 20/20. The single was released on January 18, 2019 and the music video was released on February 7, 2019. The single gained some attention on TikTok and is, to this date, UPSAHL's most streamed song.

## Background & Composition

In an interview with Songwriter Universe UPSAHL talked a bit about the writing process of Drugs: *"I wrote that song when I first moved to L.A. I didn’t know a lot of people out here, so I was trying to be outgoing and go to parties and meet as many people as I could. And I realized that a lot of people here are fake. I was in a writing session with Sean Kennedy…it was our first session together, and since then he’s been a writer on almost all my songs. Also in the session was (producer/writer) KillaGraham, and I was bitching about, “I’m goin’ to all these parties, and I can’t find any genuine people out here. What’s goin’ on?” And then Sean made a joke, “Well I only go to parties if there’s gonna be drugs there.” And that was a moment where we looked at each other and said, “Are we about to write a song called ‘Drugs’? Well…let’s go!” It was one of those experiences where it felt like we all just blacked out and then the song existed, which is super dope. For me, a lot of the songs that I resonate with and love have been been like that. It just naturally happened.*

*Then I put out “Drugs,” and it was a year until it had a little moment on TikTok, and it was another year when it had a second life on TikTok. Then the song had a third life which is cool. I’m super grateful for TikTok for giving the song another life."*

She has also stated that: "*Drugs’ isn’t meant to be literal. The song is basically a fake conversation with someone who is acting like they’re the shit. I’ve experienced this a lot, where I’ll be talking with someone, and the conversation quickly turns into a name-dropping brag fest. ‘I just came here for the drugs,’ is me saying that I’m not here for the extra BS or the clout that people think is so important. I’m just here for the realness. When listening to the song, I want people to feel like they’re at a party, overhearing a bunch of surface-level conversations. My voice throughout the song changes perspective, which reflects those conversations that you hear when you’re walking through a party. It’s supposed to be a feel-good song that embraces genuine people and honest connections."*

## Lyrics

* Final
* Demo
* Two Feet version
* Christian French version
* blackbear version

**[Intro]**

Yeah (Yeah)

**[Verse 1]**

So, you say you're moving out of state

Soon as you graduate, interesting (Yeah)

Anyway, you're leaving

Need a hug? Okay then

Call me up, no thanks, man (Yeah)

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not tryna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Verse 2]**

Look who's here, pink t-shirt

Oh, you met him last year?

Wish I was as cool as you (Oh, yeah)

Check it out, you got that

Brand new Audi hatchback

But you came here alone

You're too drunk to drive home (Oh, yeah)

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not tryna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Outro]**

Everybody's either here for the drugs

Or the sex or the money or the fame

He's on the phone asking someone for the plug

And she's on the couch small talking, dropping names

I'm not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs

But I just came here for the

**[Verse 1]**

So, you say you're moving out of state

Soon as you graduate, interesting

Anyway, you're leaving

Need a hug? Okay then

Catch me up? no thanks, man

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not tryna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Verse 2]**

Look who's here, pink t-shirt

Oh, you met him last year?

Wish I was as cool as you

Check it out, you got that

Brand new Audi hatchback

But you came here alone

You're too drunk to drive home (Wish I cared, but I don't)

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not tryna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Outro]**

Drugs (Drugs), drugs

Drugs (Drugs), drugs

Drugs (Drugs), drugs

Drugs (Drugs), drugs

(tryna)

**[Verse 1: UPSAHL]**

So, you say you're moving out of state

Soon as you graduate, interesting (Yeah)

Anyway, you're leaving

Need a hug? Okay then

Call me up, no thanks, man (Yeah)

**[Pre-Chorus: UPSAHL]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus: UPSAHL]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not tryna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Verse 2: Two Feet]**

Look at you, and your face

I don't want, your embrace

Pretty eyes don't mean nothing

Talk to me about the limousine you rented

'Cause you came here alone

You're too drunk to drive home

**[Pre-Chorus: UPSAHL & Two Feet]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus: UPSAHL & Two Feet]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not tryna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Outro: UPSAHL]**

Everybody's either here for the drugs

Or the sex or the money or the fame

He's on the phone asking someone for the plug

And she's on the couch small talking, dropping names

I'm not for here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs

But I just came here for the

**[Verse 1: UPSAHL]**

So, you say you're moving out of state

Soon as you graduate, interesting (Yeah)

Anyway, you're leaving

Need a hug? Okay then

Call me up, no thanks, man (Yeah)

**[Pre-Chorus: UPSAHL]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus: UPSAHL]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not trynna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

**[Break: Christian French]**

But I just came here for the-

**[Verse 2: Christian French]**

So stop talking

And just listen

Well, we've been at it for a while

But you're missing

The point I'm making

Am I mistaken?

Or have you even registered a word that I'm saying?

So shut the front door

Don't want your number

Your Instagram name

Or where you come from

I'm not your lover

I'm undercover

And I just came here for the

**[Pre-Chorus: UPSAHL & Christian French]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus: UPSAHL & Christian French]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not trynna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Outro: UPSAHL]**

Everybody's either here for the drugs

Or the sex or the money or the fame

He's on the phone asking someone for the plug

And she's on the couch small talking, dropping names

I'm not for here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs

But I just came here for the

**[Intro: UPSAHL, *blackbear*, UPSAHL & blackbear]**

I just came here for the (*Yeah*)

I just came here for the

Yeah, you know I just came here for the

**[Chorus: UPSAHL]**

Drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Verse 1: UPSAHL]**

So, you say you're moving out of state

Soon as you graduate, interesting (Mm-mm, mm-mm, mmm, yeah)

Anyway, you're leaving

Need a hug? Okay then

Call me up, no thanks, man (Yeah)

**[Pre-Chorus: UPSAHL]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

Where's the bathroom at?

Leave me alone

**[Chorus: UPSAHL]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I'm not tryna make a friend or fall in love (Love)

Love (Love), love (Love)

So just stop the faking

Not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

I just came here for the drugs

**[Verse 2: blackbear, *blackbear & UPSAHL*, UPSAHL]**

Yeah, yeah, I just came here for the vibes

I just came here for the lines

Rollie on my wrist but really I just wanna waste time

You just came here for the smoke and the free alcohol

*Mother\*\*\*\* your conversation, I don't wanna be involved,* yeah

*I just showed up with my crew in hopes to pop a couple bottles*
I don't wanna take another selfie with a *model*
Gucci down to the socks, *call me Big Poppa*

I just came to show up late and leave like I forgot 'em 'cause

**[Pre-Chorus: UPSAHL & blackbear]**

I'm too busy, don't have time for

Things you say that aren't important

I don't really want to hear you say

**[Chorus: UPSAHL, *UPSAHL & blackbear*]**

I just came here to the party for the drugs (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

*I'm not tryna make a friend or fall in love* (Love)

Yeah, yeah, love (Love), yeah, yeah, love (Love)

*So just stop the faking* (Mm)

*Not here for nameless faces*
Pointless talking, conversations *(Drugs, haha)*
Drugs (Drugs), drugs (Drugs)

*I just came here for the drugs*

**[Post-Chorus: UPSAHL, *UPSAHL & blackbear*, blackbear]**

Everybody's either here for the drugs

Or the sex or the money or the fame (*The sex or the money or the fame*)

He's on the phone asking someone for the plug

And she's on the couch small talking, dropping names

I'm not here for nameless faces

Pointless talking, conversations, I just came here for the (Drugs)

Drugs (Drugs), drugs

But I just came here for the

**[Outro: blackbear, *UPSAHL*]**

Ooh, so good. *Yeah, it's sick.*​

## Remixes and Other Versions

Since Drugs was very successful, different versions of the song were released. On March 7, 2019 a remix by BKAYE and an acoustic version of the song were released. Almost a year later, on February 28, 2020, a remix featuring Two Feet was released. Almost a year after that, on January 15, 2021 a remix with blackbear was released.
There are also the versions that weren't releaseed on streaming services. Arista Records' A&R department sent over the wrong file (a demo file) for promotional use but the demo was made public before the error was noticed, and it features minor lyrical and instrumental changes. UPSAHL also uploaded a version of Drugs featuring Christian French on her Soundcloud account on November 17, 2020.

artwork of the acoustic versionartwork of the BKAYE remixartwork of the Two Feet versionartwork of the blackbear versionartwork of the Christian French version
## Official Versions

* Original - 2:35
* BKAYE Remix - 2:26
* Acoustic - 2:55
* Two Feet version - 2:35
* Christian French version - 2:35
* blackbear version - 2:58
* Demo V2.2 - 2:35
* Voice Memo (NR 312) - 0:16 of 0:33

## Music Videos

The original music video was recorded on early 2019 and it was directed by Patrick Lawler. It was released on February 7, 2019. The vignette video version was recorded mid 2019 and it was produced and directed by Ian Midgley. This is part 3/5 of the story the vignette videos tell.

UPSAHL - DrugsUPSAHL - Drugs (Vignette Video)
## Videos

UPSAHL - Drugs (BTS)UPSAHL - Drugs (Lyric)UPSAHL - Drugs (Acoustic)UPSAHL - Drugs (Stripped)UPSAHL - Drugs (Official Live Video)UPSAHL - Drugs (BKAYE Remix -Official Audio-)UPSAHL - Drugs (Lyric Video) ft. blackbearUPSAHL - Drugs (feat. Two Feet) (Official Lyric Video)
## Gallery

behind the scenes photo from the Drugs video shoot
## Trivia

* The remix featuring blackbear is titled "(feat. blackbear)(feat. blackbear)" on streaming services