Dressed Up as Life

Dressed Up as Life
Studio album by Sick Puppies
Released 3 April 2007 (CD)
Recorded 2006 at Rock Mafia Studios in Santa Monica, California[1]
Genre Hard rock
Alternative metal
Post-grunge
Length 45:33
Label Virgin
Producer Rock Mafia (Tim James, Antonina Armato)
Sick Puppies chronology
Sick Puppies EP
(2006)Sick Puppies EP2006		 Dressed Up as Life
(2007)		 Tri-Polar
(2009)Tri-Polar2009
Singles from Dressed Up as Life
  1. "All the Same"
    Released: 26 September 2006
  2. "My World"
    Released: 2007
  3. "What Are You Looking For"
    Released: July 2008
  4. "Pitiful"
    Released: 26 August 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Type 3 Media[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]
IGN Music[5]

Dressed Up as Life was the second studio album released by the Australian alternative rock band Sick Puppies, but was their first album to be released in the United States. It was released on 3 April 2007 and peaked at #181 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. The song "All the Same" is the theme for Juan Mann's Free Hugs Campaign video on YouTube, although it also has its own video. Deutsch Advertising creatives Michael Leibowitz and Eric Rojas oversaw the CD design for Dressed Up as Life.

The album has sold over 150,000 copies in the United States to date.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My World"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James4:00
2."Pitiful"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:44
3."Cancer"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James, Creswell3:05
4."What Are You Looking For"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James4:09
5."Deliverance"Moore, Anzai, Creswell3:12
6."All the Same"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James4:18
7."Too Many Words"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:21
8."Howard's Tale"Moore, Anzai4:12
9."Asshole Father"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:00
10."Issues"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James4:00
11."Anywhere but Here"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James, Ali3:59
12."The Bottom"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James, Creswell4:37
Total length:45:33

Outtakes

Pathogen (3:03)

Shards (3:43)

Personnel

Sick Puppies

Chart performances

Album

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 181
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[7] 4

Singles

Year Song Peak positions
Modern Rock
[8]		 Mainstream Rock
[9]
2006 "All the Same" 8 36
2007 "My World 20 —
2008 "What Are You Looking For" 34 —
"Pitiful" — —

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/sick_puppies_frontman_100_satisfied_with_new_album.html
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Type 3 Media review
  4. ↑ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45309/Sick-Puppies-Dressed-Up-as-Life/
  5. ↑ http://au.ign.com/articles/2007/06/28/sick-puppies-dressed-up-as-life
  6. ↑ "Sick Puppies Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Sick Puppies Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sick Puppies Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  9. ↑ "allmusic ((( Sick Puppies > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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