They Played a REHAB CLINIC… and It Went HORRIBLY WRONG for Queens of the Stone Age! @rnrtruestories

Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The story behind the legendary Queens of the Stone Age song Feel Good Hit of the Summer.

0:00 - Introduction
0:34 - History of The Song
10:07 - Rehab Story

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Queens of the Stone Age once played a surprise show at a Los Angeles rehab clinic – and it went horribly wrong almost instantly. In this video, we dive into the unbelievable true story behind “Feel Good Hit of the Summer,” the Rated R-era drug anthem that got Queens of the Stone Age literally thrown out of a rehabilitation facility after just one song.

This is the story of how a desert rock chant, born in Joshua Tree on New Year’s Eve 1999, turned into one of the most controversial rock songs of the 2000s. We’ll explore how Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri created “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” during a legendary three-day party, how producer Chris Goss convinced them to open the Rated R album with it, and why the band never expected this “joke song” to become a defining Queens of the Stone Age track.

We also dig into the Rob Halford cameo on “Feel Good Hit of the Summer,” the Metal God’s reaction to the song’s infamous drug list lyrics, and how his backing vocals helped cement the track as a cult favorite among rock and metal fans. From Sound City Studios to the Blair Witch 2 soundtrack, this song followed Queens of the Stone Age everywhere.

Then we get to the chaos: the infamous 2007 rehab incident. On the Era Vulgaris tour, Queens of the Stone Age were booked to play an intimate six-song set at a rehab clinic in Los Angeles. They decided to open with “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” – a song whose lyrics are literally a list of nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy, alcohol and cocaine. The staff cut the power, called security, and had the band escorted out of the building. A song banned from American radio ended up being played in rehab… and it went exactly how you’d expect.

We’ll look at how “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” was banned on US radio, fought over by Walmart, embraced by the Colorado Police Department for drunk driving PSAs, and celebrated by British music press like NME and Kerrang. This video breaks down the controversy, the social experiment behind the lyrics, and how Queens of the Stone Age toyed with their “stoner rock” reputation.

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