What is "under the influence"

adv. (context idiomatic English) intoxicated, inebriated, or otherwise stupefied by an ingested mind-altering substance, commonly speaking of alcohol : drunk.

Under the influence may refer to:

• Driving under the influence, the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit
• An altered state of consciousness, attained through the ingestion of psychoactive drugs

Under the Influence is a series of various artist compilation albums released by DMC UK. The tracks for each album are chosen by an artist or band to show the music that has influenced their work. UtI compilations have been compiled by Morrissey, Ian Brown, Paul Weller, Paul Heaton, Bob Geldof, Super Furry Animals, and Carl Barât. Each album has sleeve notes written by the compiler discussing the tracks selected.

Under the Influence is the third studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on July 5, 1988 through Megaforce Records. This was Overkill's first album to feature drummer Sid Falck, who had replaced Rat Skates when the latter left the band in 1987 during the Taking Over tour.

Under the Influence is the twenty-third studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released in 1999. A remastered version contained two bonus tracks.

Up to date it is the last album featuring new songs written by Francis Rossi together with Bernie Frost, as Rossi continued his 1970s songwriting partnership with Bob Young afterwards.

Under the Influence is the sixth studio album by American rock band Warrant released in 2001. The album is a covers album with two original new tracks, "Face" and "Sub Human". The band toured in support of the album with Poison in the summer of 2001 on the Glam Slam Metal Tour which was cut 3 weeks short due to back injuries sustained by Poison bassist Bobby Dall.

The cover of AC/DC's "Down Payment Blues" features guitarist Billy Morris on lead vocals. Morris was the bands newest lead guitarist replacing Keri Kelli who was only in the band for 8 months after replacing Rick Steier in early 2000. The album also features Mike Fasano who became the bands newest in a long line of drummers.

The album is also the last to feature vocalist Jani Lane, as the band's next release - Born Again features ex- Black 'n Blue vocalist Jaime St. James.

Under the Influence is the second album by Irish jazz singer Mary Coughlan. It was first released in 1987 on Warner Music (at the time called WEA).

Under the Influence is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 26, 1999, and features covers of other country artists' material. Three singles were released from Under the Influence; "Pop a Top", "The Blues Man", and "It Must Be Love", which respectively reached No. 6, No. 37, and No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "My Own Kind of Hat", "Margaritaville" and "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" also entered the lower regions of the charts from unsolicited airplay.

Under the Influence is the first major label album by the American singer/songwriter Terra Naomi.

Under the Influence is the fifth album by the turntablist, Rob Swift. It was released on April 1, 2003, by Six Degrees Records and was produced by Rob Swift and Dr. Butcher. The album consists of remixes to songs by other artists like DJ Quik, Marley Marl and Davy DMX.

Under the Influence is the second mixtape by Odd Future member Domo Genesis. The mixtape was made available for free download on September 20, 2011 at 4:20 pm P.S.T.. The mixtape features Domo Genesis rapping over some of his favorite beats, with several original songs also included. Casey Veggies, Remy Banks and fellow Odd Future member Tyler, The Creator have features on the mixtape.

Under the Influence is a Canadian radio documentary series, presented by Terry O'Reilly, about the changing world of marketing for CBC Radio One. It premiered on January 7, 2012.

O'Reilly's previous series, O'Reilly on Advertising and The Age of Persuasion, focused primarily on advertising, whereas this series focuses on marketing, of which advertising is a subset.

The 2015 season marked O'Reilly's 10th year as a CBC Radio host.

"Under the Influence" is a 1986 song by Canadian singer Vanity. It was released on April 12, 1986 as the lead single to support her second album, Skin on Skin. The song peaked at number nine on Billboards Hot R&B Singles and number six on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play charts.

Under the Influence is the fourth studio album by American men's singing group Straight No Chaser. It was released in the US on May 7, 2013, and peaked at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

"Under the Influence" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer and songwriter Elle King for her debut studio album, Love Stuff (2015). The song was first released to digital retailers on December 9, 2014 through RCA Records as a promotional single and was serviced to American Triple A radio December 15, 2015 as the album's second official single. As of January 2016, the song has become King's second top-3 hit on the Adult Alternative Songs chart. The music video for "Under The Influence" was released on April 28, 2016. In March of 2015 it was used as a promotional song for TCM over older movie clips.

"Under the Influence" is a studio album by Australian musician, Diesel. The release came about following a string of live dates, in which Diesel performed tracks that had influenced his own material. The album follows the extended play. 7 Axes which was released in February 2011 and peaked at number 71. Both EP and album were recorded in ten days in June 2010.

Under the Influence is the seventeenth studio album by British hard rock band Foghat. The band launched a Pledgemusic Campaign on November 10, 2015. The album is completely fan-funded.