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“Mudshovel” by Staind

From the album Dysfunction (1999)

“Mudshovel” by Staind appears on 30 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1999 on the album Dysfunction. Its best result is #20 on the KEDJ Millennium Meltdown Countdown 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #53 alternative song of 1999, #1,390 alternative song of all time and #384 of the '90s.

30countdowns
18stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2023years charted

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Staind - Mudshovel (Official Video)

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"Mudshovel" was Staind's calling card twice over: a heavier version called "Mudshuvel" first showed up on their debut Tormented, and the band cut it again for Dysfunction, their 1999 album on Elektra, where it became the third single. Everything hangs on Johnny April's creeping three-note bass line and Mike Mushok's guitar harmonics pulsing up and down the A string, with Aaron Lewis coiled and tense in the verses before the chorus blows the lid off. Jon Wysocki keeps it heavy underneath.

Terry Date produced with the band, engineered and mixed, with Fred Durst as co-producer, and they sanded off the screams, the double kick and the chugging guitar of the old take to make it fit rock radio, which took to it. The video set them on a raised glass stage over a mosh pit, Lewis hanging on to a loose gate.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 51 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999 107
1999 39 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 106
1999 36 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 100
1999 72 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999 92
1999 52 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999 99
1999 36 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 107
1999 62 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999 89
1999 81 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1999 101
1999 87 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 104
2000 23 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of Y2K 102
2000 20 The Edge Phoenix, AZ KEDJ Millennium Meltdown Countdown 2001 50
2000 48 103.3 The Edge Buffalo, NY 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000 103
2000 44 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 498 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 757 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2000 98 103.3 The Edge 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 103
2000 83 The Edge KEDJ Countdown 2000 (106 songs) 106
2001 263 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 713 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2005 200 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 345 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2013 194 KBPI KBPI Top 200 Songs of All Time 200
2014 84 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 120 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 396 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 125 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 143 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 153 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 155 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 276 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500

Charting alongside it in 1999

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