Tri-Polar

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Tri-Polar
Tri-Polar album cover by Sick Puppies.jpg
Studio album by
Released14 July 2009
RecordedDecember 2008 – 2009
Genre
Length46:06
Label Virgin
Producer Rock Mafia (Tim James, Antonina Armato)
Sick Puppies chronology
Dressed Up as Life
(2007)
Tri-Polar
(2009)
Live & Unplugged
(2010)
Singles from Tri-Polar
  1. "You're Going Down"
    Released: 2 June 2009
  2. "Odd One"
    Released: 2 November 2009
  3. "Maybe"
    Released: 22 June 2010
  4. "Riptide [2] "
    Released: 8 February 2011
Standard
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."War"Moore, Anzai3:13
2."I Hate You"Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen3:28
3."Riptide"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:11
4."You're Going Down"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:07
5."Odd One"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:47
6."So What I Lied"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:42
7."Survive"Moore, Anzai, Mills, Null3:12
8."Should've Known Better"Moore, Anzai, Mills3:52
9."Maybe"Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen3:29
10."Don't Walk Away"Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen3:48
11."Master of the Universe"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:33
12."In It for Life"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James4:05
13."White Balloons"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:39
Total length:46:06
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Dead Space"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:12
Wal-Mart digital bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."The Pretender"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James, Schmalholz3:08
Napster bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Til Something Breaks"Moore, Anzai, Creswell2:47
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're Going Down" (Polar Opposite version)Moore, Anzai, Armato, James4:09
2."Riptide" (Polar Opposite version)Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:21
3."Maybe" (Polar Opposite version)Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen3:30
4."Odd One" (Polar Opposite version)Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:44
5."Don't Walk Away" (Polar Opposite version)Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen3:42
6."All the Same" (Polar Opposite version)Moore, Anzai, Armato, James4:16
7."White Balloons" (Polar Opposite version)Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:24
8."Dead Space"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James3:12
9."The Pretender"Moore, Anzai, Armato, James, Schmalholz3:08
10."Til Something Breaks"Moore, Anzai, Creswell2:47
11."Monsters"Moore, Anzai, Creswell4:08

Tour

Sick Puppies supported Rev Theory and Breaking Benjamin during the end of 2009, and also co-headlined a tour with Hurt, The Veer Union, Adelitas Way and Tunnels to Holland as support acts. [11] They also supported Nickelback on their Dark Horse World tour.

Sick Puppies headlined a 2010 summer tour with Janus, My Darkest Days and It's Alive as support.

On 14 December 2010, Shimon Moore announced during a show in Council Bluffs, IA that that show was the largest show ever to date. Also at that show was Shaman's Harvest and Emphatic.

Personnel

Sick Puppies

Artwork

Production

Chart performances

Album

Chart (2009/10/11)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart [12] 17
US Billboard 200 [13] 31
US Billboard Alternative Albums [14] 9
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums [15] 11
US Billboard Rock Albums [16] 12
US Billboard Digital Albums24
UK Albums Chart [17] 148

Singles

YearSongPeak positions
U.S.
[18]
Mainstream Rock
[19]
Alternative Songs
[20]
US
Rock

[21]
2009"You're Going Down"1082118
"Odd One"61510
2010"Maybe"5620615
2011"Riptide"3146

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