"Deep Inside of You" is a song by American

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band

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from their second studio album, ''

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'' (1999). It was released as the fourth and final single from the album on July 10, 2000, by

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. According to frontman

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, the song is about "suicidal tendencies". The song received positive reviews from

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. The song peaked at number 69 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Background and release

"Deep Inside of You" was written solely by frontman

. Jenkins explained that the song was written about "life's messier moments", commenting that he was inspired by the same woman who had inspired him to write the band's debut studio album, ''

'' (1997). Despite the song's inclusion on ''

'' (1999) and eventual single release, guitarist

Kevin Cadogan Kevin Rene Cadogan (born August 14, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. A founding member of the band Third Eye Blind, he performed with the band from 1993 to 2000. He co-wrote some of Third Eye Bl ...

strongly objected to the commercial release of the song in addition to " Never Let You Go". The song was released as a single on July 10, 2000, to US triple A and

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-oriented radio; the following day, it was sent to contemporary hit and

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. Following the scrapping of ''

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'', an

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that was intended to be a companion to ''Blue'', "Deep Inside of You" was included on Third Eye Blind's first greatest hits album, '' A Collection'' (2006). The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 2000 American

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''.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Deep Inside of You" debuted at number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, earning the title of "Hot Shot Debut". The song spent a total of 12 weeks in the top 100, peaking at number 69 on October 7, 2000. On both the

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and

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charts, the single peaked at number 26. It was also a top-40 hit on the

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and

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listings, reaching number 18 and 39, respectively. In Canada, "Deep Inside of You" climbed to number 43 on the ''

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'' Top Singles chart on the issue dated September 18, 2000. On the ''RPM'' Top 30 Rock Report, it peaked at number 26.

Music video

The song's

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was directed by

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and premiered in August 2000."Deep Inside of You"
mtv.com. August 1, 2000. Retrieved June 17, 2012.

Track listing

* Australian CD single # "Deep Inside of You" – 4:11 # "Anything" (acoustic version) – 1:47 # "1000 Julys" (live at the X-Lounge) – 3:47

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are adapted from "Deep Inside of You" CD single liner notes. *

–

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– guitar * Arion Salazar –

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* Brad Hargreaves –

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* Jason Carmer – engineering * Mike Cresswell – assistant engineer *

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– mixing at Encore Studios (Burbank) * Mauricio Iragorri – assistant engineer at Encore Studios

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deep Inside of You 1999 songs 2000 singles Elektra Records singles Music videos directed by Chris Applebaum Rock ballads Songs written by Stephan Jenkins Third Eye Blind songs