It is the seventh track on their debut studio album All Killer No Filler (2001), and was released as the second single in September 2001.

According to Ben Cook of Fucked Up, No Warning and Young Guv, "In Too Deep" was originally a reggae song, to be released by writer Greig Nori's band Treble Charger and feature rapper Snow in the verses.

Sum 41 face another dive team, represented as stereotypical high school "jocks" with muscular bodies and red Speedos.

After each dive, the video cuts to a scene of the band playing in an empty pool surrounded by fans.

The pool scenes were shot at the Cadillac Jack's and Pink Motel in Sun Valley, California.