0 1 9 ▁by ▁ 6 0 4 , ▁School ▁Boy ▁and ▁In ters cope ▁Records , ▁to ▁promote ▁Je ps en ' s ▁then - for th coming ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album , ▁D edic ated . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁rem ix ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁by ▁M ansion air ▁received ▁an ▁individual ▁release ▁as ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁single . ▁" No ▁D rug ▁Like ▁Me " ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁love ▁that ▁Je ps en ▁was ▁experien cing ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Background ▁" No ▁D rug ▁Like ▁Me " ▁is ▁an ▁ 1 9 8 0 s - infl uen ced ▁synth pop ▁ball ad . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" no ct urn al ", ▁" low - key ", ▁" dark er ▁and ▁more ▁vis c ous " ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Je ps en ' s ▁re per toire . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁evening ▁of ▁a ▁recording ▁session ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Je ps en , ▁it ▁" c ame ▁up ▁very ▁easily ". ▁L yr ically , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁Je ps en ' s ▁love ▁for ▁James ▁Fl ann igan , ▁who ▁she ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁song ▁with , ▁alongside ▁John ▁Hill , ▁Jordan ▁Pal mer , ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Led in sky . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Hill ▁and ▁Pal mer . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁about ▁making ▁a ▁commit ment ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁relationship ▁and ▁the ▁promise ▁to ▁open