Song · Puddle of Mudd
“Psycho” by Puddle of Mudd
From the album Famous (2007)
“Psycho” by Puddle of Mudd appears on 13 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2007 and 2023. It was first released in 2007 on the album Famous. Its best result is #1 on the 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #41 alternative song of 2008 and #3,747 alternative song of all time.
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Famous was Puddle of Mudd's fourth studio album, and "Psycho" became its second single in 2007, after it had already shown up as an iTunes download that September. Wes Scantlin wrote it with Tony Battaglia, and Howard Benson produced it and played keyboards alongside Jamie Muhoberac, with Kenny Aronoff on drums and Jack Joseph Puig mixing.
The video leaned all the way into the title. Shot on the Psycho set of the Universal Studios Hollywood tour, it's a gleeful send-up of old horror movies: Scantlin drives a carload of cheerleaders and jocks through the night, they run down Michael Myers of Halloween fame, and Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre drags two of the girls off into the woods.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 105 |
| 2007 | 99 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2008 | 42 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2008 | 88 |
| 2008 | 17 | KFMA Tucson, AZ | KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2008 | 50 |
| 2008 | 4 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008 | 99 |
| 2008 | 1 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2008 | 21 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 | 103 |
| 2008 | 16 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 47 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008 | 51 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 270 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 300 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 393 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2023 | 397 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
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