ARTIST · ROCK / ALT

Sick Puppies

Drop-tuned chug with singalong lift—post-grunge craft polished for tactical radio waves.

Hard rock
Post-grunge

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Tri-Polar delivered You’re Going Down as sync-friendly adrenaline staple.

Maybe became breakthrough ballad signalling dynamic range beyond riff default.

Line-up chapters crossed continents mirroring alt-rock touring economy.

Clean streaming reveals sub harmonics, snare crack, and layered gang shouts.

Sick Puppies were formed in Sydney by Shimon Moore, Emma Anzai, and Mark Goodwin before moving to Los Angeles. Their song All the Same was used in the viral video Free Hugs Campaign, which brought them a worldwide audience in 2006.

Dressed Up as Life (2007) and Tri-Polar (2009) followed, with You’re Going Down becoming a WWE theme. Connect (2013) was their later album.

Interesting facts about Sick Puppies

01 Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1996–1997 era before relocating to the United States.
02 Tri-Polar (2009) included Maybe and You’re Going Down among chart-active tracks.
03 Maybe reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2010.
04 All the Same was used in the Free Hugs Campaign video.
05 You’re Going Down became a WWE theme.