The Story Behind Huey Lewis and the News’ Sports & “I Want a New Drug”

“‘I Want a New Drug’ is not a classic hit single, you know what I mean?” says Huey Lewis on the new episode of The Story Behind the Song podcast. “It’s more of a personality job.” The album that contains that now iconic track, Sports, is indeed loaded with the personality of Huey Lewis and the News, and it’s that sonic identity that led to the band becoming one of music’s most beloved names. “If you like that, we got a lot more for ya,” says Lewis.
On the latest episode of The Story Behind the Song podcast, Huey Lewis reveals the journey he and his band went on to make Sports the legendary album it grew to become, focusing particularly on how the parade of Top 10 singles from the LP - “I Want a New Drug,” “Heart and Soul,” “If This Is It,” and “The Heart of Rock & Roll” - solidified Huey Lewis and the News as a defining band of the ‘80s.
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After all of these years, and listening to the songs over a thousand times, it is so cool to hear additional depth of how it came to be one of the best albums ever.