Control (Puddle of Mudd song)

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"Control"
Puddle of mudd control.png
Single by Puddle of Mudd
from the album Come Clean
ReleasedJuly 17, 2001
Genre
Length3:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Puddle of Mudd singles chronology
"Control"
(2001)		"Blurry"
(2001)

"Control" is the debut single by the rock band Puddle of Mudd, released in July 2001. It was written by Wes Scantlin and Brad Stewart, and is from their debut album Come Clean . The song peaked at number three on both the Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts, Number one on the Billboard Active Rock charts and number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was used for WWF Survivor Series in 2001.

Contents

Meaning and background

"Control" is about a relationship that Puddle of Mudd member Wes Scantlin was in. Scantlin told MTV that he was "going out with an uncontrollable person" and said that he was uncontrollable, too. Scantlin then told MTV:

But the intimacy was really, really good ... [There were] some freaky-deaky things going on. The end of the song is the wake-up [where you realize], "Man, I can't deal with this anymore." The mental frustration isn't worth the bonus that you get intimacy-wise. When I wrote those lyrics, I was going, "Ah, man, I don't know if the record company's going to let this fly." I didn't know what anybody in the band was going to think. [3]

Music video

The music video starts with a segment of Wes Scantlin being kicked out from a truck after he had been arguing with a girl who was driving. As a result, the band are late to a gig at a local bar. The majority of the video cuts between Scantlin walking to the venue, the driver driving away from him, and the band performing at the bar. Towards the bridge of the song, Scantlin finds the girl again, who has pulled over to the side of the road. The two pretend to make up, but as the two embrace, Scantlin pickpockets the woman of her keys. As the final chorus comes in, Scantlin throws her keys into a puddle of mud, a pun on the band's name.

Single

Track listings

US and Europe promo (2001)
No.TitleLength
1."Control" (album version) (Brad Stewart, Wesley Scantlin)3:50
Europe enhanced single (2001)
No.TitleLength
1."Control" (album version)3:50
2."Control" (acoustic version) (Brad Stewart, Wesley Scantlin)4:09
3."Control" (video) (directed by Fred Durst)4:40
Total length:12:03
Australian enhanced (2001)
No.TitleLength
1."Control" (album version)3:50
2."Control" (acoustic version)4:09
3."Never Change" (album version) (Scantlin)3:59
4."Control" (video)4:40
Total length:16:37
UK enhanced single (2002)
No.TitleLength
1."Control" (album version)3:50
2."Abrasive" (non-LP track) (Scantlin, from Abrasive album)3:14
3."Control" (acoustic version)4:09
4."Control" (video)4:40
Total length:15:17
UK 7-inch brown vinyl
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Control" (album version)3:50
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Abrasive" (non-LP track)3:14
Europe enhanced maxi single (2002)
No.TitleLength
1."Control" (album version)3:50
2."Control" (acoustic version)4:09
3."Abrasive" (non-LP track)3:14
4."Control" (video)4:40
Total length:15:17

Charts

Chart (2001–2002)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 54
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 44
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 30
Scotland (OCC) [7] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 84
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 15
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [10] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 68
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 3
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [13] 3
US Active Rock ( Billboard ) [14] 1
US Heritage Rock ( Billboard ) [15] 6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Control"
Chart (2001)Position
US Mainstream Rock14
US Alternative Airplay16
US Active Rock10
US Heritage Rock26
Chart (2002)Position
US Mainstream Rock33
US Active Rock54
US Heritage Rock24


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