Blurry

"Blurry"
"Blurry"
Single by Puddle of Mudd
from the album Come Clean
Released	October 16, 2001
Recorded	October–December 2000
Genre	Post-grunge; alternative rock;
Length	5:04 (album version); 4:17 (radio & video version);
Label	Flawless; Geffen;
Songwriter(s)	Wes Scantlin; Doug Ardito; Jimmy Allen;
Puddle of Mudd singles chronology
Music video
	"Blurry" on YouTube

"Blurry" is a song by the American rock band Puddle of Mudd. It was released on October 16, 2001, as the second single from the band's debut album, Come Clean (2001). It was 2002's most successful rock song in the United States, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts as well as their year-end listings. "Blurry" also found success outside the US, reaching the top 20 in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Composition[]

The song is written in the key of E♭ minor with a moderately slow tempo of 78 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of C♭–D♭–E��m, and the vocals in the song span from D♭₃ to A♭₄.^[3]

Commercial performance[]

"Blurry" is Puddle of Mudd's most successful song, reaching the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts for 10 and nine weeks, respectively. This soon propelled the single to mainstream success, reaching the number five spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay^[4] and Billboard Hot 100^[5] and number three on the Pop Songs chart. "Blurry" was the eight-most played song on radio in Canada in 2002.^[6] The song is also the band's highest selling U.S. single ever, with sales of 753,000 copies, as of 2010.^[7] Additionally, the song's writers, Wes Scantlin, Doug 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.^[8] "Blurry" also won two 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 number eight in the UK Singles Chart on its release there in June 2002, becoming the band's highest charting single in the United Kingdom.

Music video[]

The music video shows Scantlin playing with his son Jordan, interspersed with shots of the band playing in a garage. Towards the end of the video, a man and a woman (presumably Jordan's mother and stepfather) are shown driving away with Jordan in the back seat as Wes watches sadly. The video was directed by Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst.

Accolades[]

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
AOL Radio	United States	"Top Alternative Songs of the Decade – 2000s"^[9]	2009	3

Track listings[]

Promo single

No.	Title	Length
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
1.	"Blurry (album version)"	5:06
2.	"All I Ask For" (Scantlin, from Abrasive)	4:55
3.	"Nobody Told Me (album version)" (Scantlin)	5:23
4.	"Blurry (video)" (directed by Fred Durst)	4:16

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	52
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	30
France (SNEP)^[12]	74
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	44
Ireland (IRMA)^[14]	18
Italy (FIMI)^[15]	37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	98
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[17]	9
Scotland (OCC)^[18]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	72
UK Singles (OCC)^[20]	8
UK Indie (OCC)^[21]	12
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)^[22]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[23]	5
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[24]	6
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[25]	1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[26]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[27]	3
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)^[28]	6

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2002)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[29]	136
US Billboard Hot 100^[30]	10
US Adult Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)^[31]	14
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[32]	1
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[32]	1
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)^[31]	18

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[33]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	October 16, 2001 (2001-10-16)	Mainstream rock active rock alternative radio	Flawless Geffen	^[34]^[35]^[36]
Australia	April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01)	CD		^[37]
United Kingdom	June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03)	CD		^[38]^[39]

Uses in media[]

This song was used as the title theme for the video game Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.
This song was used in the trailer for the 2003 film A Man Apart.^[40]
On June 21, 2011, this song was released as downloadable content for the rhythm game Rock Band 3.^[41]
The song was used in the American television show The Secret Life of the American Teenager in the series finale.

Covers[]

P.M. Dawn appeared on NBC's Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performing "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss", and covered Puddle of Mudd's "Blurry". Despite the fact that Prince Be was still suffering the effects of this stroke, they beat Animotion, Missing Persons, Juice Newton and Shannon to claim the $20,000 charitable prize, which they contributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as Prince Be was a diabetic. In June 2019, P.M. Dawn collaborated with musician Tommy Marz on a studio version of Blurry dedicated to the memory of Attrell Cordes^[42]
On May 21, 2021, country rock singer-songwriter Hardy released a cover of "Blurry" with an accompanying music video on YouTube.^[43]

References[]

^ Geffen, Sasha (October 7, 2013). "In Defense of Post-Grunge Music". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
^ Cosores, Philip (July 4, 2017). "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. p. 5. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ "Blurry". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 510.
^ "Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002". Archived from the original on November 23, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
^ "Chart Watch Extra: Top 20 Songs In Digital History – Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
^ ""Elvis Costello Receives Founders Award at 20th Annual Pop Music Awards" American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Retrieved June 16, 2011". Ascap.com. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
^ Dickinson, Boonsri (December 7, 2009). "Top Alternative Songs of the Decade – 2000s – AOL Radio Blog". AOL Radio. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
^ "Issue 632" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 26. June 22, 2002. p. 14. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Blurry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry". Top Digital Download. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Charts.nz – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^ "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Puddle of Mudd Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^ "Year In Music: 2002 – Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114 no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 2002. p. YE-38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Year In Music: 2002 – Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks / Hot Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114 no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 2002. p. YE-97. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Year In Music: 2002 – Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks / Hot Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114 no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 2002. p. YE-87. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
^ "British single certifications – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^ "Rock: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1423. October 12, 2001. p. 95. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "Active Rock: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1423. October 12, 2001. p. 99. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "Alternative: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1423. October 12, 2001. p. 107. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 1st April 2002" (PDF). ARIA. April 1, 2002. p. 26. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "Blurry [CD 1]". Amazon. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ "Blurry [CD 2]". Amazon. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ "Trailer of A Man Apart". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
^ "Blurry in Rock Band 3 DLC list". Archived from the original on August 10, 2011.
^ "Tommy Marz Drops New Single Featuring P.M. Dawn". National Rock Review. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ "HARDY Dives Into His Rock-Loving Roots With Cover Of Puddle Of Mudd's "Blurry"". CMT. May 21, 2021.

External links[]

[1] Geffen, Sasha (October 7, 2013). "In Defense of Post-Grunge Music". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

[2] Cosores, Philip (July 4, 2017). "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. p. 5. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

[3] "Blurry". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[4] "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

[5] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 510.

[6] "Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002". Archived from the original on November 23, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[7] "Chart Watch Extra: Top 20 Songs In Digital History – Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

[8] ""Elvis Costello Receives Founders Award at 20th Annual Pop Music Awards" American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Retrieved June 16, 2011". Ascap.com. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

[9] Dickinson, Boonsri (December 7, 2009). "Top Alternative Songs of the Decade – 2000s – AOL Radio Blog". AOL Radio. Retrieved February 4, 2010.

[sc_Australiapandora_-10] "Issue 632" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

[11] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 26. June 22, 2002. p. 14. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[sc_France_Puddle_of_Mudd-12] "Lescharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Germany_Puddle_of_Mudd-13] "Offiziellecharts.de – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[sc_Ireland2_Puddle_of_Mudd-14] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Blurry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[sc_Italy_Puddle_of_Mudd-15] "Italiancharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry". Top Digital Download. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[sc_Dutch100_Puddle_of_Mudd-16] "Dutchcharts.nl – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Puddle_of_Mudd-17] "Charts.nz – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Scotland_Puddle_of_Mudd-18] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[sc_Switzerland_Puddle_of_Mudd-19] "Swisscharts.com – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_Puddle_of_Mudd-20] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[sc_UKindie_Puddle_of_Mudd-21] "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[sc_UKrock_Puddle_of_Mudd-22] "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Puddle_of_Mudd-23] "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Puddle_of_Mudd-24] "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[sc_Billboardalternativesongs_Puddle_of_Mudd-25] "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Puddle_of_Mudd-26] "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Puddle_of_Mudd-27] "Puddle of Mudd Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[28] "Puddle of Mudd Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[29] "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[30] "Year In Music: 2002 – Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114 no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 2002. p. YE-38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

[YE-97-31] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Year In Music: 2002 – Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks / Hot Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114 no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 2002. p. YE-97. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

[YE-87-32] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Year In Music: 2002 – Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks / Hot Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114 no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 2002. p. YE-87. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

[United_KingdomPuddle_of_MuddBlurrysingleCertRef-33] "British single certifications – Puddle of Mudd – Blurry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[34] "Rock: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1423. October 12, 2001. p. 95. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

[35] "Active Rock: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1423. October 12, 2001. p. 99. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

[36] "Alternative: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1423. October 12, 2001. p. 107. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

[37] "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 1st April 2002" (PDF). ARIA. April 1, 2002. p. 26. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

[38] "Blurry [CD 1]". Amazon. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

[39] "Blurry [CD 2]". Amazon. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

[40] "Trailer of A Man Apart". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2013.

[41] "Blurry in Rock Band 3 DLC list". Archived from the original on August 10, 2011.

[42] "Tommy Marz Drops New Single Featuring P.M. Dawn". National Rock Review. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

[43] "HARDY Dives Into His Rock-Loving Roots With Cover Of Puddle Of Mudd's "Blurry"". CMT. May 21, 2021.

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