Bassist Tony Scalzo is the lead singer on the song, with guitarist Miles Zuniga coming in with harmony during the last chorus.

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] Reviewing the song for Billboard, Chuck Taylor compared the track to material by the Partridge Family, citing its short length and "plucky, air-light" guitar riff.

In the latter country, "Out of My Head" received airplay before its official American release, allowing it to make its first chart appearance at number 22 on March 5, 1999.