"Away from Me" | ||||
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Single by Puddle of Mudd | ||||
from the album Life on Display | ||||
Released | October 21, 2003 | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Wes Scantlin | |||
Producer(s) | Puddle of Mudd | |||
Puddle of Mudd singles chronology | ||||
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"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.[citation needed]
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.[1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Away From Me (Radio Edit)" (Wesley Scantlin) | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Away From Me (Radio Edit)" | 4:00 |
2. | "Away From Me (Album Version)" | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Away From Me (Radio Edit)" | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Life Ain't Fair" | 3:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 76 |
Scotland (OCC)[3] | 66 |
UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 55 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[5] | 9 |
US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 72 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 5 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] | 1 |