Away from Me

{{Infobox song

| name = Away from Me

| cover = puddle of mudd away from me.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Puddle of Mudd

| album = Life on Display

| released = October 21, 2003

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:00

| label =

| writer = Wes Scantlin

| producer = Puddle of Mudd

| prev_title = She Hates Me

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Heel Over Head

| next_year = 2004

}}

"Away from Me" is the lead single from Puddle of Mudd's Life on Display album. Wes Scantlin mentioned in an interview with VH1 that "Away from Me" was written about how he was lied to and deceived in a relationship.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

A music video was created for the song, and can be found on the Life on Display CD when inserted into a computer's CD drive. The song is also one of Puddle of Mudd's most successful songs, charting the highest of any song on the Life on Display album. It hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for three weeks, in addition to reaching #5 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and #72 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was featured in an episode of The O.C. in 2004."[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1505041/ Puddle of Mudd Filmography]". IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-11-29

Single

=Track listings=

;US Promo Only

{{Track listing

| title1 = Away From Me (Radio Edit)

| note1 = Wesley Scantlin

| length1 = 4:00

}}

;Europe Promo Only

{{Track listing

| title1 = Away From Me (Radio Edit)

| length1 = 4:00

| title2 = Away From Me (Album Version)

| length2 = 3:58

}}

;UK Limited Edition 7" Blue Vinyl

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Away From Me (Radio Edit)

| length1 = 4:00

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side B

| title1 = Life Ain't Fair

| length1 = 3:45

}}

;UK Maxi Single

{{Track listing

| title1 = Away From Me (Radio Edit)

| length1 = 4:00

| title2 = Bleed (Non-LP Track)

| note2 = Scantlin, From The Punisher: The Album

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = Blurry (Live Acoustic Version)

| length3 = 4:11

| title4 = Away From Me (Video)

| note4 = Director: Dean Karr

| length4 = 3:59

}}

;UK Enhanced Single

{{Track listing

| title1 = Away From Me

| length1 = 4:01

| title2 = Bleed (Non-LP Track)

| note2 = Scantlin, From The Punisher: The Album

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = Control (Acoustic Version)

| note3 = Scantlin

| length3 = 4:07

| title4 = Away From Me (Video)

| length4 = 3:59

}}

Charts

class="wikitable"

! Chart (2003–2004)

! Peak
position

{{single chart|Australiapandora|76|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040206130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040207-0000/Issue724.pdf|urltitle=Issue 724|accessdate=September 22, 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{single chart|Scotland|66|date=2003-12-07|accessdate=September 22, 2020}}

{{single chart|UK|55|date=2003-12-07|accessdate=September 22, 2020}}

{{single chart|UKrock|9|date=2003-12-07|accessdate=September 22, 2020}}

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|72|artist=Puddle of Mudd|accessdate=September 22, 2020}}

{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|5|artist=Puddle of Mudd|accessdate=September 22, 2020}}

{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|1|artist=Puddle of Mudd|accessdate=September 22, 2020}}

US Active Rock (Billboard){{cite web |title=Puddle Of Mudd - Chart History - Active Rock |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/puddle-of-mudd/chart-history/art/ |access-date=August 7, 2019 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

US Heritage Rock (Billboard){{cite web |title=Puddle Of Mudd - Chart History - Heritage Rock |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/puddle-of-mudd/chart-history/hrt/ |access-date=August 7, 2019 |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard}}

| style="text-align:center;"|3

= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Year-end chart performance for "Away From Me" !Chart (2003) !Position
scope="row" \|US Active Rock \|65

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Year-end chart performance for "Away From Me"

!Chart (2003)

!Position

scope="row" |US Active Rock

|65

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ !Chart (2004) !Position
scope="row" \|US Mainstream Rock \|14
scope="row" \|US Alternative Airplay \|44
scope="row" \|US Active Rock \|17
scope="row" \|US Heritage Rock \|11

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (2004)

!Position

scope="row" |US Mainstream Rock

|14

scope="row" |US Alternative Airplay

|44

scope="row" |US Active Rock

|17

scope="row" |US Heritage Rock

|11