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2003 single by Puddle of Mudd
"Away from Me"
Single by Puddle of Mudd
from the album Life on Display
ReleasedOctober 21, 2003
Length4:00
Songwriter(s)Wes Scantlin
Producer(s)Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd singles chronology
"She Hates Me"
(2002) 		"Away from Me"
(2003) 		"Heel Over Head"
(2004)

"Away from Me" is the lead single from Puddle of Mudd's Life on Display album. Wes Scantlin mentioned in an interview with VH1 that "Away from Me" was written about how he was lied to and deceived in a relationship.

A music video was created for the song, and can be found on the Life on Display CD when inserted into a computer's CD drive. The song is also one of Puddle of Mudd's most successful songs, charting the highest of any song on the Life on Display album. It hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for three weeks, in addition to reaching #5 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and #72 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was featured in an episode of The O.C. in 2004.

Single

Track listings

US Promo Only
No.TitleLength
1."Away From Me (Radio Edit)" (Wesley Scantlin)4:00
Europe Promo Only
No.TitleLength
1."Away From Me (Radio Edit)"4:00
2."Away From Me (Album Version)"3:58
UK Limited Edition 7" Blue Vinyl
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Away From Me (Radio Edit)"4:00
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Life Ain't Fair"3:45
UK Maxi Single
No.TitleLength
1."Away From Me (Radio Edit)"4:00
2."Bleed (Non-LP Track)" (Scantlin, From The Punisher: The Album)3:37
3."Blurry (Live Acoustic Version)"4:11
4."Away From Me (Video)" (Director: Dean Karr)3:59
UK Enhanced Single
No.TitleLength
1."Away From Me"4:01
2."Bleed (Non-LP Track)" (Scantlin, From The Punisher: The Album)3:37
3."Control (Acoustic Version)" (Scantlin)4:07
4."Away From Me (Video)"3:59

Charts

Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 76
Scotland (OCC) 66
UK Singles (OCC) 55
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) 9
US Billboard Hot 100 72
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard) 5
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 1
US Active Rock (Billboard) 2
US Heritage Rock (Billboard) 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Away From Me"
Chart (2003) Position
US Active Rock 65
Chart (2004) Position
US Mainstream Rock 14
US Alternative Airplay 44
US Active Rock 17
US Heritage Rock 11

See also

References

  1. "Puddle of Mudd Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-11-29
  2. "Issue 724" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  6. "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  7. "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  8. "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  9. "Puddle Of Mudd - Chart History - Active Rock". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  10. "Puddle Of Mudd - Chart History - Heritage Rock". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

External links

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