In Too Deep (Genesis song)

"In Too Deep"
Single by Genesis
from the album Invisible Touch
B-side"Do the Neurotic"
Released18 August 1986 (1986-08-18)[1]
RecordedThe Farm, Surrey
Length
  • 4:58 (album version)
  • 4:39 (U.K. edited version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Lyricist(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Genesis singles chronology
"Invisible Touch"
(1986) 		"In Too Deep"
(1986) 		"Land of Confusion"
(1986)
Music video
"In Too Deep" on YouTube
Audio
"In Too Deep" on YouTube

"In Too Deep" is a song by English rock band Genesis, included as the fourth track on their 13th studio album, Invisible Touch (1986). It was released as the second single from the LP in the UK and the fifth single in the US. The single was a success in America during the summer of 1987; it reached the No. 3 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the No. 1 spot on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was only performed live during the 1986 North American legs during the Genesis 1986–87 Invisible Touch world tour. An October 1986 performance of the song was included on the 1992 live album The Shorts.

"In Too Deep" was written for the British neo-noir film Mona Lisa (1986) and won the "Most Performed Song from a Film" award at the BMI Film & TV Awards in 1988.[2] It is also featured in the American satirical horror film American Psycho (2000).

Background

The lyric was written by Phil Collins after he was approached to write a song for the soundtrack of the movie Mona Lisa. The music is credited to the entire band in common with all the tracks on Invisible Touch.

Reception

Cash Box praised Collins' "impassioned vocal."[3]

Music video

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 17
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 15
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 2
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7] 30
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] 25
West Germany (GfK)[14] 55

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 47

The song features in the movie Mona Lisa during a sequence in which Bob Hoskins's character investigates the sex establishments of Soho.

In the 2000 American psychological thriller film American Psycho, Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale) describes the song as "the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. The lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock."[16]

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 39.
  2. ^ "Collins, Phil 1951–". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television (2005). Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 April 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0829." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 0839." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 40. 11 October 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – In Too Deep". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Genesis – In Too Deep". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Genesis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Genesis Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Genesis Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Genesis – In Too Deep" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  15. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. 26 December 1987.
  16. ^ Tom Service (13 December 2013). "American Psycho musical and Phil Collins's perfectly vacuous music". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2016.