Tri-Polar

For tripolarity in international relations, see Polarity (international relations).

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

Tri-Polar
Studio album by Sick Puppies
Released	14 July 2009
Recorded	December 2008 – 2009
Genre	Alternative metal nu metal post-grunge[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]

The album debuted at number 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 second single from the album, titled "Odd One", was released to rock radio on 10 November 2009.

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

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

The album's cover art is a rendering of Borromean rings.

Track listing

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

Standard

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"War"	Moore Anzai	3:13
2.	"I Hate You"	Moore Anzai Marti Frederiksen	3:28
3.	"Riptide"		3:11
4.	"You're Going Down"		3:07
5.	"Odd One"		3:47
6.	"So What I Lied"		3:42
7.	"Survive"	Moore Anzai Skidd Mills Jason 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"		3:33
12.	"In It for Life"		4:05
13.	"White Balloons"		3:39
Total length:			46:06

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Dead Space"	3:12

Walmart 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 Brett Creswell	2:47

Deluxe edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're Going Down" (Polar Opposite version)		4:09
2.	"Riptide" (Polar Opposite version)		3:21
3.	"Maybe" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore Anzai Frederiksen	3:30
4.	"Odd One" (Polar Opposite version)		3:44
5.	"Don't Walk Away" (Polar Opposite version)	Moore Anzai Frederiksen	3:42
6.	"All the Same" (Polar Opposite version)		4:16
7.	"White Balloons" (Polar Opposite version)		3:24
8.	"Dead Space"		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
Total length:			39:21

International version^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All the Same"		4:19
2.	"Riptide" (edit)		3:00
3.	"Maybe"	Moore Anzai Frederiksen	3:25
4.	"Odd One"		3:47
5.	"You're Going Down"		3:07
6.	"Should've Known Better"	Moore Anzai Mills	3:52
7.	"Don't Walk Away"	Moore Anzai Frederiksen	3:48
8.	"White Balloons"		3:39
9.	"My World"		3:59
10.	"Survive"	Moore Anzai Mills Null	3:12
11.	"I Hate You"	Moore Anzai Frederiksen	3:28
12.	"War"	Moore Anzai	3:14
Total length:			42:54

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.^[12] 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

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

Artwork

• Matt Taylor – cover design
• Travis Shinn – photography

Production

• Antonina Armato – producer
• Tim James – producer
• 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 (2009–2011)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums Chart[13]	17
US Billboard 200[14]	31
US Billboard Alternative Albums[15]	9
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[16]	11
US Billboard Rock Albums[17]	12
US Billboard Digital Albums	24
UK Albums Chart[18]	148

Singles

Year	Song	Peak positions
		U.S. [19]	Mainstream Rock [20]	Alternative Songs [21]	US Rock [22]
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

Certifications

Certifications for Tri-Polar

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[23]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.