Drift & Die

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"Drift & Die"
Puddle of mudd drift and die.png
Single by Puddle of Mudd
from the album Stuck and Come Clean
Released2001
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Puddle of Mudd singles chronology
"Blurry"
(2001)
"Drift & Die"
(2001)
"She Hates Me"
(2002)

"Drift & Die" is a song by Puddle of Mudd, released as the third single from their album Come Clean in 2001. The song previously appeared on their 1994 EP, Stuck , released as a single locally. Although less popular than the crossover hits "Blurry" and "She Hates Me", "Drift & Die" still receives regular airplay on rock radio stations today, as well as being the band's sixth best-selling single in the United States. The song spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart during the summer of 2002. The song is featured on the Muchmusic compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 7 .

Contents

Music video

Music video set in Los Angeles, one of the band members practicing, rehearsing for musical concert, last moment shown on the roof top helipad of US Bank Tower with the view of LA.

Track listings

US and Europe promo
No.TitleLength
1."Drift & Die (album version)" (Jimmy Allen, Wesley Scantlin)4:24
UK and Europe promo
No.TitleLength
1."Drift & Die (radio edit)"4:04
2."Drift & Die (album version)"4:24
Total length:8:28

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 61
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [2] 3
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 1
US Active Rock ( Billboard ) [4] 1
US Heritage Rock ( Billboard ) [5] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Drift & Die"
Chart (2002)Position
US Mainstream Rock14
US Alternative Airplay16
US Active Rock10
US Heritage Rock26
Chart (2003)Position
US Heritage Rock42


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