Out of My Head (Fastball song)

"Out of My Head"
Single by Fastball
from the album All the Pain Money Can Buy
B-side
  • "Altamont"
  • "Human Torch"
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1999 (1999-01-25)
StudioA&M (Hollywood)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
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" is a song by the American band Fastball from their second studio album, All the Pain Money Can Buy (1998). 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 during the last chorus. The song was serviced to American rock radio in January 1999 and to contemporary hit radio two months later.

"Out of My Head" peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 11 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks 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.[2]

  1. ^ Casalena, Em (October 26, 2024). "5 Iconic One-Hit Wonders of the '90s Alternative Scene". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Gracie, Bianca (October 14, 2016). "Stream Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello's 'Bad Things' Collab". Fuse TV. Retrieved November 8, 2016.