Sick Puppies is an Australian
rock band, formed in 1997. Sick Puppies rose to prominence in 2006 when their song "
All the Same" was uploaded along with a video to
YouTube. The video supported the
Free Hugs Campaign which was launched in Sydney, and has since received over 77 million views on the website. This success followed up with
Dressed Up as Life in 2007, which entered the
Billboard 200 at number 181. Their third studio album, released on 14 July 2009, is titled
Tri-Polar. The band's fourth studio album
Connect was released on 16 July 2013.