Into the Ocean
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| Single by Blue October | ||||
| from the album Foiled | ||||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | |||
| Recorded | October 16, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Universal Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Justin Furstenfeld | |||
| Producer(s) | David Castell and Justin Furstenfeld | |||
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"Into the Ocean" is the second single from Blue October's fifth album, Foiled. The song peaked at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the music video for the song, directed by Zach Merck, reached number one on the VH1 V-Spot countdown. On May 4, 2012 the single was certified platinum for sales of one million in the United States. It was featured on the TV series The Sopranos and Moonlight.
The song was initially released on the 2006 album Foiled, and subsequent versions of the song have been released on the EP Foiled Again, the acoustic album Ugly Side: An Acoustic Evening with Blue October, the live album Teach Your Baby Well Live, and the live album/concert film Things We Do At Night - Live From Texas. A cover version was released on the Hurricane Bells 2010 EP Down Comes The Rain.
The song contrasts an upbeat rhythm and light melodies with Ryan Delahoussaye's erhu and lamenting lyrics typical of "Hate Me" and other songs written by lead singer Justin Furstenfeld. The feelings conveyed by the song reflect Furstenfeld's real-life battle with depression and suicidal tendencies.
The lyrics convey the first-person account of a "normal boy" who has fallen or jumped off the bow of a ship and the thoughts that pass through the boy's mind as he loses the will to keep afloat by treading water. His final thought is of his beloved as he eventually concedes to drowning:
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