Come Clean (Puddle of Mudd album)

Come Clean is the debut 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 US Billboard 200, peaking at number nine.

Come Clean
Studio album by Puddle of Mudd
Released	August 28, 2001
Recorded	October 2000 – January 2001
Studio	Third Stone Recording (Woodland Hills, California) NRG Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	Post-grunge[1][2] nu metal[3]
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

The album has sold over 5,000,000 copies[4] and was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	C[6]
NME	5/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Ultimate-Guitar.com	8.3/10[9]

Come Clean received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic and Rolling Stone said that Puddle of Mudd did not stand out from other post-grunge bands with this album.[5][8] On the other hand, Stephanie Dickison of PopMatters heavily praised Come Clean and called it an "album of the year".[10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Wes Scantlin except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Control"	Scantlin Brad 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

Personnel

Puddle of Mudd

• Wes Scantlin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul Phillips – lead guitar
• Doug Ardito – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Freese – session drums

Additional personnel

• Andy Wallace – mixing
• Steve Twigger – string arrangements
• Kate Schermerhorn – cover photo

A&R / Coordinators

• Fred Durst – A&R
• Danny Wimmer – A&R Coordinator
• Les Scurry – Production Coordinator

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2001-2002) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 23 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 26 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 53 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 27 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 82 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 10 Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 26 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 10 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 52 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 26 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 12 US Billboard 200[23] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 31 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 32 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 96 UK Albums (OCC)[27] 60 US Billboard 200[28] 24 Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200[29] 114 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[30] Gold 35,000^^ Canada (Music Canada)[31] Platinum 100,000^^ Germany (BVMI)[32] Gold 150,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Gold 7,500^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] Gold 20,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Platinum 300,000^^ United States (RIAA)[36] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Tim Grierson. "Puddle of Mudd". About.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Life on Display - Puddle of Mudd". AllMusic.
3. Chris Heaney (October 26, 2001). "Bland, mindless nu-metal music: many bands still love it". The Chicago Maroon. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
4. Dinsdale, Nathan (2003-12-04). "The Prodigal Son". The Pitch. Kansas City, Missouri. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
5. Love, Bret. "Come Clean - Puddle of Mudd". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
6. 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.
7. Gardner, Noel (2001-09-27). "Puddle of Mudd: Come Clean". NME. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
8. 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.
9. SummertimeBlues (2001-08-06). "Come Clean review". Ultimate-Guitar.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
10. Dickinson, Stephanie. "Puddle of Mudd: Come Clean". Popmatters. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
11. "Australiancharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
12. "Austriancharts.at – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
13. "Ultratop.be – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
15. "Puddle of Mudd: Come Clean" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
16. "Lescharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
18. "Italiancharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
19. "Charts.nz – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
20. "Swedishcharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
23. "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
24. "Jahreshitparade Alben 2002". austriancharts.at. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
25. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
26. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
27. "UK Albums Year-End 2002" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
28. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
29. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
30. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
31. "Canadian album certifications – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Music Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
32. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Puddle of Mudd; 'Come Clean')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
33. "New Zealand album certifications – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
34. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Puddle of Mudd; 'Come Clean')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
35. "British album certifications – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 24, 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Come Clean in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
36. "American album certifications – Puddle of Mudd – Come Clean". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 24, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.