Out of My Head (Fastball song)

"Out of My Head" is a song by the American band Fastball from their second studio album All the Pain Money Can Buy. The song is a rock ballad with gospel influence, dominated by Hammond organ and piano. Bassist Tony Scalzo is the lead singer on the song, with guitarist Miles Zuniga coming in with harmony in the last chorus.

"Out of My Head"
Single by Fastball
from the album All the Pain Money Can Buy
ReleasedJune 1999[1]
Recorded1997
StudioA&M (Hollywood, California)[2]
Length2:32
LabelHollywood
Songwriter(s)Tony Scalzo
Producer(s)
Fastball singles chronology
"Fire Escape"
(1998)		 "Out of My Head"
(1999)		 "You're an Ocean"
(2000)
Music video
"Out of My Head" on YouTube

"Out of My Head" peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 11 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number 19 on the Icelandic Singles Chart. A music video directed by Jim Gable features the band performing the song in sepia tone. In 2016, an adapted version of the chorus was used in the song "Bad Things" by Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello.[3]

Critical reception

Reviewing the song for Billboard, Chuck Taylor compared the track to material by the Patridge Family, citing its short length and "plucky, air-light" guitar riff. He wrote that the song was "ultra-simple and super-catchy", adding that although the song was too "lightweight" for rock radio, it "illustrates Fastball's consistent ability to combine obvious melodies with ear-plucking lyrics."[4]

Chart performance

In the United States, on the week of July 3, 1999, "Out of My Head" debuted at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] reaching its peak of number 20 nine weeks afterward, on September 4.[6] It spent a total of 20 weeks on the Hot 100 and ended 1999 as the country's 88th-best-performing song.[7] It also appeared on three other Billboard charts, peaking at number 14 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart,[8] number eight on the Mainstream Top 40,[9] and number three on the Adult Top 40.[10] On Canada's RPM Top Singles chart, after debuting at number 44 on June 21, 1999,[11] it climbed to number 11 on September 6,[12] ending the year as Canada's 59th-most-successful hit.[13] On the RPM Adult Contemporary listing, the single peaked at number 33 the following issue.[14]

The song did not make as big of an impact worldwide, charting only in Australia and Iceland. In the latter country, "Out of My Head" received airplay before its official American release, allowing it to make its first chart appearance at number 22 on March 5, 1999.[15] Two weeks later, it peaked at number 19 on the Íslenski Listinn Topp 40.[16] In Australia, the song made its debut on July 19, 1999, peaking at number 65.[17]

Track listing

All songs were written by Tony Scalzo except "Altamont", written by Miles Zuniga.

Australian CD single[2]

  1. "Out of My Head"
  2. "Altamont"
  3. "Human Torch"

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Australian CD single liner notes.[2]

Fastball

  • Miles Zuniga – vocals, guitar
  • Tony Scalzo – vocals, bass guitar
  • Joey Shuffield – drums, percussion

Others

Charts

References
  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2002
  2. Out of My Head (Australian CD single liner notes). Fastball. Hollywood Records. 1999. D1899.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Gracie, Bianca (October 14, 2016). "Stream Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello's 'Bad Things' Collab". Fuse TV. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. Taylor, Chuck (April 10, 1999). "Reviews & Previews – Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 15. p. 21. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. "The Hot 100 – Week of July 3, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  6. "Fastball Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  7. "Billboard Top 100 – 1999". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  8. "Fastball Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  9. "Fastball Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  10. "Fastball Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  11. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 21, 1999". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  12. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8460." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  13. "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  14. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8457." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  15. "Íslenski Listinn (5.3–12.3. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 5, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  16. "Íslenski Listinn (19.3–26.3. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 19, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  17. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  18. "1999 – The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. 148. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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