I Want a New Drug

"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.

"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)

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