 In 2007 the Sick Puppies released their second studio album, Dressed Up As Life – their first on a major label. Dressed Up As Life featured the band's breakout single All the Same, which reached number eight on the U.S. Modern Rock chart, and was also featured as the soundtrack for the Free Hugs Campaign video which won YouTube's Video of the Year award in 2006. They followed up the debut with the single My World, which peaked at number twenty. The Sick Puppies returned to the recording studio in December of 2008 to write, record, and produce their next studio album, Tri-Polar, which was released on July 14, 2009. The Sick Puppies have also become fan favorites for broadcasting their in-studio rehearsals, and answering fan questions live, on the website ustream.tv on a regularly scheduled basis. The band has also written a song the Capcom video game Street Fighter IV; the song is called Street Fighter (War) and has only been used in the advertisements and promotion for the game. Street Fighter (War) has also reached the top 40 on the iTunes top rock songs, and was used in the video played while introducing the players during the Washington Capitals' 2009 Stanley Cup playoff run. Additionally, the Sick Puppies' first Tri-Polar single, You're Going Down, was used as the theme song for the World Wrestling Entertainment's pay-per-view event, Extreme Rules, in June 2009. With their current 2009 tour in full swing, you best run out and get your tickets, because the Sick Puppies are one hot alternative rock band that shouldn't be missed.
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