Tri-Polar (album)

Tri-Polar
Studio album by Sick Puppies
Released	14 July 2009; 17 May 2011 (Deluxe)
Recorded	December 2008 – 2009
Genre	Alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge, hard rock,[1] alternative rock
Length	46:06
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
"You're Going Down" Released: 2 June 2009 "Odd One" Released: 2 November 2009 "Maybe" Released: 22 June 2010 "Riptide[2]" Released: 8 February 2011
Alternative cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Rock on Request	(favorable)[4]
Tunelab	[5]
Type 3 Media	[6]

Tri-Polar is the third full-length studio album by Australian rock band Sick Puppies, released on 14 July 2009.^[7]

The album debuted in #31 on the Billboard 200 albums chart selling around 16,500 copies. Tri-Polar has sold over 379,000 copies as of 2013.^[8][9]

The band's first single titled "You're Going Down", was used by the WWE as the official theme song for their PPV event WWE Extreme Rules 2009,^[7] and the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. The song was also used in the 2010 live-action film adaptation of Tekken and the trailer for My Soul to Take.

The song "War" was written for Capcom's video game Street Fighter IV and has been used in their respective advertisements for the game.^[7][10]

The band's second single from the album, titled "Odd One", was released to rock radio on 10 November 2009.

The band's third single from the album, titled "Maybe", was released to rock radio on 22 June 2010. This is the band's most successful single to date.

The band's fourth single from the album, titled "Riptide", was released to rock radio on 8 February 2011.

Track listing

Standard
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"War"	Moore, Anzai	3:13
2.	"I Hate You"	Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen	3:28
3.	"Riptide"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:11
4.	"You're Going Down"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:07
5.	"Odd One"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:47
6.	"So What I Lied"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:42
7.	"Survive"	Moore, Anzai, Mills, Null	3:12
8.	"Should've Known Better"	Moore, Anzai, Mills	3:52
9.	"Maybe"	Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen	3:29
10.	"Don't Walk Away"	Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen	3:48
11.	"Master of the Universe"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:33
12.	"In It for Life"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	4:05
13.	"White Balloons"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:39
Total length:			46:06

Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're Going Down" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	4:09
2.	"Riptide" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:21
3.	"Maybe" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen	3:30
4.	"Odd One" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:44
5.	"Don't Walk Away" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore, Anzai, Frederiksen	3:42
6.	"All the Same" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	4:16
7.	"White Balloons" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:24
8.	"Dead Space"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:12
9.	"The Pretender"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James, Schmalholz	3:08
10.	"Til Something Breaks"	Moore, Anzai, Creswell	2:47
11.	"Monsters"	Moore, Anzai, Creswell	4:08

Bonus tracks

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Dead Space"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James	3:12

Wal-Mart digital bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"The Pretender"	Moore, Anzai, Armato, James, Schmalholz	3:08

Napster bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Til Something Breaks"	Moore, Anzai, Creswell	2:47

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 will headline 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

• Shim Moore – lead vocals, guitars
• Emma Anzai – bass, backing vocals
• Mark Goodwin – drums

Additional musicians

• Cameron Stone – cello
• Tim Pierce – additional guitars
• Cole Ostamie- saxophone
• Dixie Normus- additional drums, bass, vocals

Artwork

• Matt Taylor – cover design
• Travis Shinn – photography

Production

• Antonina Armato – producer
• Tim James – producer
• Steve Cook, Paul Palmer and Kinetra "Kim" Stephens – A&R coordinators
• Adam Comstock, Dorian Crozier, Steve Hammons, Ross Hogarth, and Nigel Lundemo – engineers
• Robert Vosgien – mastering
• Ben Grosse and Mark Needham – mixing
• Will Brierre and Paul Pavao – mixing assistants
• Devrim "DK" Karaoglu – programming

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 Albums	24
UK Albums Chart[17]	148

Singles

Year	Song	Peak positions
		U.S. [18]	Mainstream Rock [19]	Alternative Songs [20]	US Rock [21]
2009	"You're Going Down"	108	2	11	8
	"Odd One"	—	6	15	10
2010	"Maybe"	56	20	6	15
2011	"Riptide"	—	3	14	6

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