Dressed Up as Life

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 No. 181 on the US 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.

Dressed Up as Life
Studio album by
Released3 April 2007 (CD)
Recorded2006 at Rock Mafia Studios in Santa Monica, California[1]
Genre
Length45:33
LabelVirgin
ProducerRock Mafia (Tim James, Antonina Armato)
Sick Puppies chronology
Sick Puppies EP
(2006)
Dressed Up as Life
(2007)
Tri-Polar
(2009)
Singles from Dressed Up as Life
  1. "All the Same"
    Released: 26 September 2006
  2. "My World"
    Released: 23 October 2007
  3. "What Are You Looking For"
    Released: 13 May 2008
  4. "Pitiful"
    Released: 26 August 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Type 3 Media[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]
IGN Music[5]

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

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

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