Dressed Up as Life

Dressed Up as Life is 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. The album title can be heard in the lyric of the third track, "Cancer."

Dressed Up as Life
Studio album by Sick Puppies
Released	3 April 2007 (CD)
Recorded	2006 at Rock Mafia Studios in Santa Monica, California[1]
Genre	Alternative metal post-grunge hard rock
Length	45:33
Label	Virgin
Producer	Rock 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
"All the Same" Released: 26 September 2006 "My World" Released: 23 October 2007 "What Are You Looking For" Released: 13 May 2008 "Pitiful" Released: 26 August 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

All tracks are written by Shimon Moore, Emma Anzai, Antonina Armato, and Tim James, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My World"		4:00
2.	"Pitiful"		3:44
3.	"Cancer"	Moore Anzai Armato James Brett Creswell	3:05
4.	"What Are You Looking For"		4:09
5.	"Deliverance"	Moore Anzai Creswell	3:12
6.	"All the Same"		4:18
7.	"Too Many Words"		3:21
8.	"Howard's Tale"	Moore Anzai	4:12
9.	"Asshole Father"		3:00
10.	"Issues"		4:00
11.	"Anywhere but Here"	Moore Anzai Armato James Refayat Ali	3:59
12.	"The Bottom"	Moore Anzai Armato James Creswell	4:37
Total length:			45:33

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

Chart performance for Dressed Up as Life

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	62
US Billboard 200[7]	181
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[8]	4

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Dressed Up as Life

Year	Song	Peak positions
		US Modern Rock [9]	US Mainstream Rock [10]
2006	"All the Same"	8	36
2007	"My World	20	—
2008	"What Are You Looking For"	34	—
	"Pitiful"	—	—