''Dressed Up as Life'' is the second studio album released by the Australian

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, 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 "

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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." 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

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

Singles

References

{{Authority control Sick Puppies albums 2007 albums Albums produced by Rock Mafia Virgin Records albums