to the song "Life's an Ocean" from their second album, A Northern Soul, where Ashcroft sings, "I was buying some feelings from a vending machine" (the same vending machine is also seen on the back of that album). The rest of the video shows, partially in black and white, the band playing the song indoors. The video ends with a piece of burning wood, with the words 'Urban Hymns' written on it, floating on water. The original concept for the video was to have the band filmed in a maze to illustrate "loss of direction". Track listings UK CD1 and cassette single "The Drugs Don't Work" (radio edit) "Three Steps" "The Drugs Don't Work" (original demo) UK CD2 "The Drugs Don't Work" (full length) "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (James Lavelle Remix) "The Crab" "Stamped" UK 7-inch jukebox single A. "The Drugs Don't Work" (radio edit) – 4:45 B. "The Drugs Don't Work" (original demo) – 4:44 UK and European 12-inch single A1. "The Drugs Don't Work" (radio edit) A2. "Three Steps" B1. "The Drugs Don't Work" (demo) B2. "The Crab" Australian limited-edition CD single "The Drugs Don't Work" (radio edit) "Three Steps" "The Drugs Don't Work" (original demo) "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (original) Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References The Verve songs 1997 singles 1997 songs Hut Records singles Number-one singles in Scotland Song recordings produced by Chris Potter (record producer) Songs about drugs Songs written by Richard Ashcroft UK Singles Chart number-one singles