Tri-Polar

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

Tri-Polar
Studio album by
Sick Puppies
Released14 July 2009
RecordedDecember 2008 – 2009
Genre
Length46:06
LabelVirgin
ProducerRock Mafia (Tim James, Antonina Armato)
Sick Puppies chronology
Dressed Up as Life
(2007) 		Tri-Polar
(2009) 		Live & Unplugged
(2010)
Singles from Tri-Polar
  1. "You're Going Down"
    Released: 2 June 2009
  2. "Odd One"
    Released: 2 November 2009
  3. "Maybe"
    Released: 22 June 2010
  4. "Riptide[2]"
    Released: 8 February 2011
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Rock on Request(favorable)[4]
Tunelab[5]
Type 3 Media[6]

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

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.

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  3. ^ Macgregor, Jody. "Review: Tri-Polar Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  4. ^ Avina, Anthony. "Tri-Polar". Rock on Request. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Review: Sick Puppies – 'Tri-Polar' | tunelab™". Tunelab.com. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. '^ P., J. "Review: Review: Sick Puppies - 'Tri-Polar". Type 3 Media. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
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  8. ^ "Sick Puppies' Tri-Polar Debuts in Billboard Top 40 | News @". Ultimate-guitar.com. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Upcoming Releases".
  10. ^ "Flash Banner Ad". Streetfighter.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.