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"First It Giveth" is a rock track by Queens of the Stone Age from their album Songs for the Deaf. The song was issued as a single in August 2003 and achieved a peak position of number 33 on the UK Singles Chart.

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The song explores how drugs influence the music-creation process, examining how substances may initially provide creative fuel but ultimately diminish artistic inspiration.