In Too Deep (song)

Single infobox |
Name = In Too Deep


Artist = Genesis
from Album = Invisible Touch
B-side = "Do The Neurotic"
Released = August 1986 (UK), April 1987 (USA)
Format = US: 7", UK: 7", 12"
Recorded = The Farm, Surrey; 1985- 1986
Genre = Pop rock
Length = 4:58
Label = Atlantic, Virgin
Producer = Genesis, Hugh Padgham
Last single = "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (1987)
This single = "In Too Deep" (1987)
Next single = "No Son Of Mine" (1991)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Invisible Touch
Type = studio
prev_track = "Land of Confusion"
prev_no = 3
this_track = "In Too Deep"
track_no = 4
next_track = "Anything She Does"
next_no = 5

"In Too Deep" is the fourth track on the 1986 Genesis album "Invisible Touch". It was released as the second single from the LP. A performance of the song was included on the 1992 live album "".

In a 2007 interview with the website Genesis-The Movement, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford remarked that "In Too Deep" may make its way onto the setlist for the North American leg of the tour. It was not played on the European portion, but said this song may replace "Ripples", as "In Too Deep" was a bigger hit in America than Europe and vice versa. Ultimately, however, the set list was not changed for the North American tour.

Charts

The song went to #3 on the American pop chart and #19 on the British pop chart.cite book |title= Rock N' Roll Gold Rush |last= Dean |first= Maury |authorlink= Maury Dean |coauthors= |year= 2003 |publisher= Algora |location= |isbn= 0-87586-207-1 |pages= p.317 |url= ] The B-side of the single was the instrumental song, "Do the Neurotic". It would be the band's final hit single until "No Son Of Mine" in 1991. "In Too Deep" also spent three weeks atop the American adult contemporary chart.

Music video

The music video for the song features the three band members playing on a minimalist set comprised of steps and platforms. Tony Banks plays a grand piano, although the recording itself is mainly electric, while Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins mime acoustic guitar and vocals, respectively.

"Kids Incorporated" Version

A version of the song was covered on the kid oriented show, "Kids Incorporated" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okZKNDMeRf8] , with the lyrics changed to more of a friend's standpoint rather than a lover ("love" is replaced with "like"). Also, the singer (Rahsaan Patterson) is singing to another young male cast member, Richard Shoff.

References