Puddle of Mudd Songs Ranked

Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, MO in 1991. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over five million copies. They have released an extended play, an independent album, and five studio albums, with their latest being Welcome to Galvania in September 2019. Puddle of Mudd was formed on September 13, 1991, in Kansas City by Wes Scantlin (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Jimmy Allen (lead guitar), Sean Sammon (bass), and Kenny Burkitt (drums). According to Scantlin, the band name was inspired by practicing next to the Missouri river levee, which always inundated the band’s practice space, but never ruined their equipment since they were on the second floor. In order to get to their practice space, the band “had to walk through a pile of shit.” The group’s first release, Stuck, was an EP released in 1994 on V&R Records. It was produced by the band and E.J. Rose and was recorded at Red House Studio in Lawrence, Kansas. It spawned two radio singles (the first was “You Don’t Know”, the second “Drift and Die”). Minus Jimmy Allen, the group released their debut album, Abrasive, in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. It had eleven tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make it on to Puddle of Mudd’s first major-label release. Differences of opinion and other factors led to the break-up of the original Puddle of Mudd by early 1999, leaving Scantlin as the only original member. Here are all Puddle of Mud songs ranked.

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20. Radiate (Famous, 2007)

“I think the song is about becoming a Christian, and how it changes your life. its a great song. if you think about it. the first verse can represent someone without Christ. and him telling her to believe, then him explaining how it changed his life.”

19. We Don’t Have to Look Back Now (Famous, 2007)

“I think it’s about two people who have had difficult relationships in the past. And now found someone who actually gets them or understands them. He’s telling her they don’t have to “look back now”. Also, I think it’s someone telling their new girlfriend, that this time things will be better, and not to let past relationships come between them.”

18. Abrasive (Abrasive, 1997)

“Its a classic case of “Before they were famous” and with armature records like this then it’s no wonder they were spotted and brought into the mainstream. Puddle Of Mudd rock, make no mistakes about it but are capable of a number of different styles within this genre. Songs like Nobody Told Me (Carried on to “Come Clean”) and Prisoner emphasize their almost nu-metal edge, while Locket and Piss It All Away give a more sensitive and relaxed atmosphere to the album. Although lead singer Wes Scantlin is the only existing member of the band today, the progression from Abrasive to Come Clean is evident, and probably most notably in the vocals of Wes himself.”

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17. Spaceship (Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate, 2009)

“Came home from work. girlfriend was on the living room floor, all boozed up with this song blaring high volume on itunes from the computer on repeat… song played over 70 times that day. what can I say… it grew on me.”

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16. Away From Me (Life on Display, 2003)

“This is one song that any pissed teenager might play to relieve his anger…A guy my age might go for something for intelligent and artsy. For being literalists, these guys can cut to the heart of the matter. This is not my favorite song by them, but it’s better than emo shit.”

15. Nobody Told Me (Abrasive, 1997)

“This is the best song on the come clean album. I can listen to it all day long. I do agree with undisturbed that the song is about his childhood.”

14. Cloud 9 (Life on Display, 2003)

“Wes actually wrote this song when he was 14. The only line that wasn’t written by him was “Call me when the sun goes down,” which was written by bassist Doug Ardito. Wes had called Doug one night on the phone during the daytime hours but Doug was sleeping. When he answered the phone Doug told Wes to call him when the sun goes down.”

13. Said (Abrasive, 1997)

“This song is about drug addiction and how bad it is once you get into it, the reliance on it and the effort it takes and how hard it is to get out once your in, in a lot of cases impossible. he talks about how if he knew what would happen he wouldn’t have done it”

12. Spin You Around (Life on Display, 2003)

“Great Love Song! Another one for the literal among us. Very simple and straightforward. The best song off the second album and the optimistic as well.”

11. Nothing Left to Lose (Life on Display, 2003)

“I like the tune, nice dark melody, and chord progression but the solo is really sloppy, probably played by Wes. They should let Paul handle the lead guitar work in the band, he actually can play a good lead and it would of made the song even better with a kick-ass guitar solo but that’s ok, still a good song.”

10. Basement (Come Clean, 2001)

“I always thought that he was on drugs and got paranoid from the drugs so he locked himself in the basement, but it very well be a metaphor for his mental state, possibly after he did the drugs, but there doesn’t have to be drugs involved. I never thought that it was symbolic though, because POM are almost always very straight forward with their lyrics.”

9. Never Change (Come Clean, 2001)

“Gosh, someone might relate to this song because at times, people do feel like everything is out to get them. not literally tryna kill them, wow, i thought it was normal to feel like that sometimes aye. or maybe you’ve been living in a bubble”

8. Bring Me Down (Come Clean, 2001)

“I think it also kicks ass, and their cd is full of these songs. On the other side, that’s a minor. But I love it anyway. My favorites are ‘She hates me’, ‘Said’ and ‘Bring me Down’. The acoustic version of control is bit of naggy, but it’s kinda cool.”

7. Psycho (Famous, 2007)

“This is an amazing song. So underrated it makes me want to throw up. Bully is way too soft of a song for me considering I’m into slipknot and other stuff like that. This is probably one of my favorite ROCK bands of all time. Now that not metal that’s rock so get it straight”

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6. Famous (Famous, 2007)

“Wow, their heaviest song in my opinion, not sure if the best but sounds pretty heavy, to be honest This song is very addictive especially the intro..love it so much.. Consumes me!

5. Drift and Die (Come Clean, 2001)

“Puddle Of Mudd shocked me when they made their debut in music. They had a bunch of tunes like this one, “Blurry” and “She Hates Me” that hit me hard. I loved them! “Blurry” was my favorite single. “Drift And Die” is an awesome rock song too though which features good lyrics from the band. “Ignorance spreads lies/how much will money buy?/Well I’ll take my time/As I drift and die!” The song is pretty memorable and pretty different from most of the tracks on the album.”

4. Out of My Head (Come Clean, 2001)

“I think the song is about drug use, and his friends critizing his drug use, while being hypocritical. They act dirty, meaning they use drugs also, but they keep themselves so clean — as in, they keep their reputations clean, so they can still be judgemental. “I’ll hold the sky” or “in the sky” is often a drug reference.”

3. She Hates Me (Come Clean, 2001)

“This song is epic it should be at no 3 after blurry and psycho… This is my Favorite song.. The intro is awesome and the chorus amazing… A nice song to dedicate to your ex”

2. Control (Come Clean, 2001)

“This song is awesome! The first time I saw the video on MTV, I didn’t catch the name and was afraid I wouldn’t see the video again so I would never know but luckily, Puddle of Mudd got big enough and I found it out later..”

1. Blurry (Come Clean, 2001)

“Obviously, there’s no question about it. This is not only their best song but it’s one of the greatest Rock songs of the 21st century. The rhythm, the chorus, the guitar riff everything is just perfect. The last minute of this song is the greatest 60 seconds of music to ever exist.”