"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, charting at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's most successful single in the United Kingdom. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 78 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".