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{{Infobox album
| name         = Life on Display
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Puddle of Mudd]]
| cover        = Lifeondisplay.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = November 25, 2003
| recorded     = 2003
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = [[Post-grunge]]
| length       = 55:36
| label        = {{flatlist|
*[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
*[[Flawless Records|Flawless]]
}}
| producer     = {{flatlist|
*[[John Kurzweg]]
*[[Michael Baskette|Michael "Elvis" Baskette]]
}}
| prev_title   = [[Come Clean (Puddle of Mudd album)|Come Clean]]
| prev_year    = 2001
| next_title   = [[Famous (Puddle of Mudd album)|Famous]]
| next_year    = 2007
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Life on Display
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Away from Me]]
 | single1date = October 21, 2003
 | single2     = [[Heel Over Head]]
 | single2date = February 17, 2004
 | single3     = [[Spin You Around (Puddle of Mudd song)|Spin You Around]]
 | single3date = June 15, 2004
}}
}}

'''''Life on Display''''' is the third studio album by the American rock band [[Puddle of Mudd]]. It was produced by [[John Kurzweg]] whose previous work includes [[Creed (band)|Creed]], [[Socialburn]], and [[No Address]], and whom produced the band's previous album, and Michael "Elvis" Baskette. The album served as the follow-up to their 2001 major label debut album [[Come Clean (Puddle of Mudd album)|Come Clean]].

''Life on Display'' was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] in the U.S by the [[RIAA]] on February 6, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=puddle+of+mudd&ti=life+on+display&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |access-date=January 19, 2025}}</ref> To date, ''Life on Display'' has sold 706,191 units in the United States.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012|reason=when is "to date"?}}

The album received generally negative reviews, and peaked at #20 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, spending 23 weeks on the chart. It was less successful internationally on the charts.

The album spawned one hit single, "[[Away from Me]]", which reached #1 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]. Two additional minor hits, "Spin You Around" and "[[Heel Over Head]]" charted on the U.S. Mainstream Rock and Alternative charts. All three singles had corresponding [[music video]]s.

==History==
Puddle of Mudd began writing material for the second album while on tour for their first in 2002.<ref>{{YouTube|KZRDn7AAEak|Puddle of Mudd - Recording Studio (Life On Display) }}</ref> 18 songs were recorded for the record.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472103/20030527/puddle_of_mudd.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019053934/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472103/20030527/puddle_of_mudd.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 19, 2007 |title=Next Puddle of Mudd LP Will Have Heartfelt, 'Super Heavy' Songs - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=May 28, 2003 |accessdate=February 7, 2012}}</ref> The band spent over eight months in various studios recording the material.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/119/Puddle-of-Mudd-Ready-to-put-Life-On-Display |title=Puddle of Mudd Ready to put 'Life On Display' |website=AlternativeAddiction.com |date=September 21, 2003 |accessdate=February 7, 2012}}</ref> Singer Scantlin had to learn new chord progression for the track, "Time Flies". A B-side song entitled "Bleed" was loaned for the movie ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]''. An unreleased song called "Galvanic" garnered some attention due to the fact Scantlin cried during playback for it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1485717/20040312/puddle_of_mudd.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308202438/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1485717/20040312/puddle_of_mudd.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 8, 2008 |title=Puddle Of Mudd : Wes Scantlin's Songbird Is Back, And It's Making Him Cry - Rhapsody Music Downloads |website=VH1.com |date= |accessdate=February 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/puddle_of_mudd_my_songs_making_me_cry.html|title=Puddle Of Mudd: My Songs Making Me Cry|website=UltimateGuitar}}</ref>

==Promotion==
The "Away from Me" video was featured during the 10th season of ''[[Making the Video]]''. Puddle of Mudd also performed four tracks off the album on the November 25 debut episode of [[Fuse TV]]'s ''7th Avenue Drop''. "Nothing Left to Lose" served as the main [[theme song]] for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s ''[[Royal Rumble (2004)|Royal Rumble 2004]]''. Also went as one of the soundtrack of the famous TV series [[The O.C. (TV series)|The O.C.]]

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
|MC = 37/100<ref name="metacritic"/>
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r669996 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Life on Display - Puddle of Mudd |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=November 25, 2003 |accessdate=February 7, 2012}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
|rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="metacritic"/>
| rev3 = ''[[E! Online]]''
| rev3score = C<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3093,00.html|title=Puddle of Mudd - Life on Display|website=[[E! Online]]|date=December 21, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031221212827/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3093,00.html |access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-date=December 21, 2003 }}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev4Score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,547935,00.html |title=Life on Display Review |last=Sinclair |first=Tom |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 28, 2003 |accessdate=March 23, 2012 |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425163916/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,547935,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.melodic.net/album/puddle-of-mudd-life-on-display|title=Puddle of Mudd - Life On Display|website=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]|last=Wippsson|first=Johan|date=December 4, 2003|access-date=March 7, 2025}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-12-04/music_discs6.php|title=PUDDLE OF MUDD - LIFE ON DISPLAY|website=[[Now (Newspaper)|Now]]|last=Raynor|first=Brent|date=December 10, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218021934/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-12-04/music_discs6.php |access-date=March 7, 2025|archive-date=February 18, 2005 }}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
|rev7score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="metacritic"/>
|rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev8score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name=RollingStone>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/298702/review/5940725 |title=Life On Display : Puddle Of Mudd : Review |last=Hoard |first=Christian |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 11, 2003 |accessdate=February 7, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027114209/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/298702/review/5940725 |archivedate=October 27, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9score = D<ref>These hammerheads still sound like the touring company of Grunge-a-Mania. [Jan 2004, p.100]</ref>
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Initial critical response to ''Life on Display'' was generally unfavorable. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 37, based on seven reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/life-on-display/puddle-of-mudd/critic-reviews | title=Life on Display reviews at Metacritic.com | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=CNET Networks, Inc | accessdate=September 17, 2009 }}</ref> ''Life on Display'' received largely average to poor reviews from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', ''[[E!|E Online]]'', and [[AllMusic]]. Christian Hoard of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album a mere 1 out of 5 stars, citing "the predominant emotion transmitted by these tired, [[hook (music)|hook]]less tunes is a kind of skull-banging numbness."

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Wes Scantlin|Wesley Scantlin]] except where noted
| title1 = [[Away from Me]]
| length1 = 4:00
| title2 = [[Heel Over Head]]
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = Nothing Left to Lose
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Change My Mind
| writer4 = Scantlin, [[Doug Ardito]]
| length4 = 4:20
| title5 = [[Spin You Around (Puddle of Mudd song)|Spin You Around]]
| length5 = 4:27
| title6 = Already Gone
| length6 = 4:32
| title7 = Think
| length7 = 4:10
| title8 = Cloud 9
| length8 = 3:34
| title9 = Bottom
| length9 = 5:22
| title10 = Freak of the World
| length10 = 3:36
| title11 = Sydney
| length11 = 4:58
| title12 = Time Flies
| length12 = 7:05
| total_length = 55:36
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Bonus tracks
|title13 = Life Ain't Fair
|length13 = 3:45
|title14 = Daddy
|length14 = 4:17
|title15 = Bleed
|length15 = 3:34
}}

==Personnel==
*[[Wesley Scantlin]] – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
*[[Paul Phillips (guitarist)|Paul Phillips]] – lead guitar
*[[Doug Ardito]] – bass, backing vocals
*[[Greg Upchurch]] – drums
*Bill McGathy – tambourine
*[[Peter Katsis]] – triangle
*Ian Montone – triangle

'''Production'''
*[[John Kurzweg]] – executive producer, engineer
*[[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] – mixing

==Charts and certifications==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003–2004)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|55|artist=Puddle of Mudd|album=Life on Display|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 24, 2019}}
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{{album chart|Germany4|69|id=4795|artist=Puddle of Mudd|album=Life on Display|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 24, 2019}}
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{{album chart|Switzerland|48|artist=Puddle of Mudd|album=Life on Display|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 24, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|90|artist=Puddle of Mudd|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 24, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|20|artist=Puddle of Mudd|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 24, 2019}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2004)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 10, 2021}}</ref>
| 117
|}

===Certifications===
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|title=Life on Display|artist=Puddle of Mudd|relyear=2003|accessdate=June 24, 2019|region=Canada|award=Gold}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|title=Life on Display|artist=Puddle of Mudd|relyear=2003|region=United States|award=Gold|accessdate=June 24, 2019}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Metacritic album}}

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