Stoned (Puddle of Mudd song)
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"Stoned" is the second single off the album Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
by rock band Puddle of Mudd
. The song was available for download on iTunes and online music retail sites on December 8, 2009, and released to radio on March 8, 2010. Stoned was the #1 most added track at Active Rock as soon as it impacted radio, with 60+ new stations coming aboard in a week. The song was written by Puddle of Mudd front-man Wes Scantlin
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On March 25, 2010, Puddle of Mudd
made an appearance on NBC
's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
and played "Stoned".
and mtvU
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In the video, the band destroys an office, turning over desks and destroying computers. These scenes are inter cut with the band playing in a room with a blue backdrop. Near the end of the video, Wes kicks down one of the office walls, revealing the room with the blue backdrop behind it. At the very end of the video, Wes gives the peace sign with one hand and the middle finger with the other toward the camera.
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #22 on the Billboard Rock Songs
chart. The song debuted on the Mister Bravo's Top 25-Monthly chart at No. 1 in December 2009, and reached No. 1 in January 2010, and re-claimed the top spot in May 2010.
Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate
Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate is the fourth major label studio album from U.S. post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. It was released on December 8, 2009, on Flawless Records.-Background:...
by rock band Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd
Puddle Of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies...
. The song was available for download on iTunes and online music retail sites on December 8, 2009, and released to radio on March 8, 2010. Stoned was the #1 most added track at Active Rock as soon as it impacted radio, with 60+ new stations coming aboard in a week. The song was written by Puddle of Mudd front-man Wes Scantlin
Wes Scantlin
Wesley Reid Scantlin is a songwriter, lead singer, guitarist and the only remaining founding member of the American post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd....
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On March 25, 2010, Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd
Puddle Of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies...
made an appearance on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
and played "Stoned".
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Music video
The band finished shooting the music video, which premiered on April 27, 2010 on MTV2MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
and mtvU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
.
In the video, the band destroys an office, turning over desks and destroying computers. These scenes are inter cut with the band playing in a room with a blue backdrop. Near the end of the video, Wes kicks down one of the office walls, revealing the room with the blue backdrop behind it. At the very end of the video, Wes gives the peace sign with one hand and the middle finger with the other toward the camera.
Chart performance
The song reached as high as #6 on BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #22 on the Billboard Rock Songs
Rock Songs
Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...
chart. The song debuted on the Mister Bravo's Top 25-Monthly chart at No. 1 in December 2009, and reached No. 1 in January 2010, and re-claimed the top spot in May 2010.
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs... |
22 |
| U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs | 33 |