''Dressed Up as Life'' is the second studio album released by the Australian
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
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 No. 181 on the US
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. The song "
All the Same
"All the Same" is a song by Australian band Sick Puppies, released as the first Single (music), single from their 2007 album ''Dressed Up as Life'', although it was first released on their self-titled EP a year before the album. It reached No. ...
" is the theme for Juan Mann's
Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places.Ellen ConnollHugs and smiles, but not everyone embraces the trend''Sydney Morning Herald'', 1 December 2004 The hugs are meant to be ran ...
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. This is also the band's first studio album with drummer
Mark Goodwin, who replaced Chris Mileski in 2003.
Track listing
Outtakes
Pathogen (3:03)
Shards (3:43)
Personnel
;Sick Puppies
*
Shim Moore – lead vocals, guitars
*Emma Anzai – bass, backing vocals
*
Mark Goodwin – drums
Chart performance
Album
Singles
References
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Sick Puppies albums
2007 albums
Albums produced by Rock Mafia
Virgin Records albums