Come Clean (Puddle of Mudd album)

Come Clean
Studio album by Puddle of Mudd
Released	August 28, 2001
Recorded	January 2001 at Third Stone Recording (Woodland Hills, California) and NRG Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	Grunge,[1][2] post-grunge, alternative metal
Length	48:14
Label	Flawless, Geffen
Producer	John Kurzweg
Puddle of Mudd chronology
Abrasive (1997) Come Clean (2001) Life on Display (2003)
Singles from Come Clean
"Control" Released: July 17, 2001 "Blurry" Released: October 29, 2001 "Drift & Die" Released: April 23, 2002 "She Hates Me" Released: August 13, 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C[4]
NME	5/10[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Ultimate-Guitar.com	8.3/10[7]

Come Clean is the second studio album by the rock band Puddle of Mudd. Released on August 28, 2001, the album's music was responsible for breaking Puddle of Mudd into the mainstream music scene. It features the singles "Control," "Blurry," "Drift & Die" and "She Hates Me". Various tracks were re-recorded from the band's previous releases, Stuck and Abrasive. The album reached the Billboard 200 Albums chart peaking at #9.

The album has sold over 5,000,000 copies^[8] and was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

All tracks by Wesley Reid Scantlin except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Control" (Scantlin, Bradley Stewart)	3:49
2.	"Drift & Die" (Scantlin, Jimmy Allen)	4:25
3.	"Out of My Head"	3:43
4.	"Nobody Told Me"	5:22
5.	"Blurry" (Wes Scantlin, Doug Ardito, Jimmy Allen)	5:04
6.	"She Hates Me" (Scantlin, Allen)	3:37
7.	"Bring Me Down"	4:03
8.	"Never Change"	3:59
9.	"Basement"	4:22
10.	"Said"	4:08
11.	"Piss It All Away"	5:39

Some copies of the album have one or both of the following bonus tracks:

• "Abrasive" – 3:14
• "Control (Acoustic)" – 4:09

Credits

• Wesley Reid Scantlin - lead vocals, guitar
• Paul James Phillips - guitar, vocals
• Doug Ardito - bass
• Greg David Upchurch - drums, vocals
• Josh Freese - drums, drum arrangements
• Fred Durst - executive producer, A&R
• Jordan Schur - executive producer
• Danny Wimmer - A&R coordinator
• Les Scurry - production coordinator
• Andy Wallace - mixing
• Steve Twigger - string arrangements
• Kate Schermerhorn - cover photo

References

1. Tim Grierson. "Puddle of Mudd". About.com.
2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Life on Display - Puddle of Mudd". Allmusic.
3. Love, Bret. "Come Clean - Puddle of Mudd". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
4. Browne, David (2002-03-08). "Reviews for Come Clean, Hoobastank's Hoobastank, The Calling's Camino Palmero and Default's The Fallout". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
5. Gardner, Noel (2001-09-27). "Puddle of Mudd: Come Clean". NME. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
6. Kemp, Rob (2001-10-02). "Puddle Of Mudd: Come Clean : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
7. SummertimeBlues (2001-08-06). "Come Clean review". Ultimate-Guitar.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
8. Dinsdale, Nathan (2003-12-04). "The Prodigal Son". The Pitch (Kansas City, Missouri). Retrieved 2013-05-05.