The nostalgia is hittin’ me HARD.
Earlier today, film producer and frequent Koe Wetzel collaborator, Michael Herrick, shared a video he directed of the 32 year-old Texas-rocker performing a cover of Sum 41’s 2001 pop-punk hit, “In Too Deep.”
While this isn’t the first time Koe has thrown this song into his setlist, it is the first time he’s posted it to his social media for fans who haven’t caught one of his shows recently to experience. And, so far, the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, with many users in the comments begging for a studio version to hit streaming platforms:
“In Too Deep” was released in 2001 as the second single from Sum 41’s debut studio album, “All Killer No Filler,” and while the Canadian band is also known for hits such as “Fat Lip” and “Still Waiting,” “In Too Deep” may be their most popular, garnering nearly 560 million streams to date on Spotify alone.
And although you probably haven’t heard too much about Sum 41 if you no longer keep up with the music that was popular when you were a kid, the band released what they say is their final album, “Heaven :x: Hell,” back in late March of this year. They also just scored their second #1 of 2024 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart with “Dopamine,” and are expected to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2025 Juno Awards on March 30th.
With that said, the release of the performance video, recorded by Kolbe Elston and mixed and mastered by Josh Serrato, couldn’t have come at a better time. While fans are already begging for a studio version of this cover, I’m still waiting for him to drop a live performance video for Blink 182’s “All the Small Things.” (Make it happen, Michael.)
Check out “In Too Deep (Koe’s version)” here: