Blurry
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| Single by Puddle of Mudd | ||||
| from the album Come Clean | ||||
| Released | October 29, 2001 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 5:04 (album version) 4:17 (radio/video version) |
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| Label | Flawless/Geffen Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Wes Scantlin, Douglas Ardito, Jimmy Allen | |||
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"Blurry" is the title of a song by American alternative group Puddle of Mudd. It was released in October 2001 as the second single from the album Come Clean.
The song is the band's best known song, reaching the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts for ten and nine weeks, respectively. This soon propelled the single to mainstream success, reaching the number 5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[1] and Billboard Hot 100.[2] The song is also the band's highest selling U.S. single ever, with sales of 753,000 copies, as of 2010.[3] Additionally, the song's writers, Wes Scantlin, Douglas Ardito, and Jimmy Allen won ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Song of the Year and Pop Song of the Year for this tune.[4] "Blurry" also won 2 billboard awards in 2002, for "modern rock track of the year" and "rock track of the year". It also received the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. "Blurry" reached #8 in the UK Singles Chart on its release there in June 2002, becoming the band's highest charting single in the United Kingdom.
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"Blurry" is about a break-up, as well as cowardice. The song was primarily written about how lead singer Wes Scantlin misses his real-life son, Jordan, which is also played by him.
It is best known for its refrain, from which it derived its secondary name: "Can you take it all away? / Can you take it all away? / When you shoved it in my face / This pain you gave to me". Guitar One magazine named Douglas Ardito's "Blurry" guitar harmonic riff as one of its "Top Ten Riffs of the Decade".
[edit] Single
[edit] Track Listings
- Promo Single
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Blurry (Radio Edit)" (Scantlin) | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Blurry (Album Version)" | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Blurry (Video)" (Directed By Fred Durst) | 4:16 |
- Enhanced Single
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Blurry (Album Version)" | 5:06 |
| 2. | "All I Ask For" (Scantlin, From Abrasive Album) | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Nobody Told Me (Album Version)" (Scantlin) | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Blurry (Video)" (Directed By Fred Durst) | 4:16 |
[edit] Music video
The music video for the song shows Scantlin playing with his son, Jordan, interspersed with shots of the band playing in a garage. Towards the end, as the song picks up, it shows Jordan driving off in the back seat with a man and a woman in the front seat (presumably Jordan's mother and stepfather), as Wes watches the car sadly. The video was directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs | 6 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 98 |
| German Singles Chart | 44 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 72 |
| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
[edit] Year-end charts
| Chart (2002) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
[edit] Chart successions
| Preceded by "In the End" by Linkin Park |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single January 26 - March 23, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Youth of the Nation" by P.O.D. |
| Preceded by "My Sacrifice" by Creed |
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single February 16 - April 20, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Too Bad" by Nickelback |
[edit] Uses
- This song was used as the title theme for the video game Ace Combat 5.
- This song was used in the trailer for the 2003 film A Man Apart.
- This song was used in a TV spot for the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect
- On June 21, 2011 this song was released as downloadable content for the rhythm game "Rock Band 3".[5]
[edit] Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| AOL Radio | United States | "Top Alternative Songs of the Decade - 2000s"[6] | 2009 | 3 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/radio-songs?chartDate=2002-05-25. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 510.
- ^ "Chart Watch Extra: Top 20 Songs In Digital History - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. 2010-08-06. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/60011/chart-watch-extra-top-20-songs-in-digital-history/. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ ""Elvis Costello Receives Founders Award at 20th Annual Pop Music Awards" American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Retrieved June 16, 2011". Ascap.com. http://www.ascap.com/playback/2003/fall/popaward.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Blurry in Rock Band 3 DLC list". http://www.rockband.com/songs/finder#-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/blurry/.
- ^ Dickinson, Boonsri (2009-12-07). "Top Alternative Songs of the Decade - 2000s - AOL Radio Blog". AOL Radio. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2009/12/11/top-alternative-songs-of-the-decade-2000s/. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
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