"Into the Ocean" is the second single from

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's fifth album, ''

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''. The song peaked at #53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while the

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for the song, directed by Zach Merck, reached number one on the

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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 ''

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'' and ''

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''. The song was initially released on the 2006 album ''

'', 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

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Teach Your Baby Well Live ''Foiled for the Last Time'' is a two disc set by Blue October released by Universal Records on September 25, 2007. It contains an extended version of ''Foiled'' and a live recording disc. The first disc, titled ''Foiled +'', contains the comp ...

'', the live album/

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'' Things We Do At Night - Live From Texas'', and the live solo album ''

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''. A

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was released on the Hurricane Bells 2010 EP ''Down Comes The Rain''.

Content

The song contrasts an upbeat rhythm and light melodies with

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and lamenting lyrics typical of " Hate Me" and other songs written by lead singer

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. The feelings conveyed by the song reflect Furstenfeld's real-life battle with depression and suicide attempts. 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: "I thought of just your face, relaxed and floated into space." In the final verse the song takes on a deeper meaning as the lyrics reveal that the initial story of the boy drowning was just a dream spurred by feelings of grief over the loss of a loved one, presumably the woman whose face gave him comfort as he imagined he was drowning. The dream is referred to lyrically as "Midnight's late reminder of the loss of her, the one I love." The song then indicates that he wishes, like in the dream, that he could slip "into the ocean, end it all." According to a VH1-online article about the band, "Into the Ocean" has affected many listeners who may have been contemplating suicide. Furstenfeld is quoted as saying, "If I have saved others, I don't know what to say. But if I can do that for them, why the fuck can't I do that for myself?"

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External links

Interview with music video director Zach Merck
2006 singles Blue October songs Songs about suicide Songs written by Justin Furstenfeld 2006 songs Universal Records singles Songs about depression {{2000s-rock-song-stub