"Riptide" is the fourth single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar, which impacted radio on 8 February 2011. Originally this song was planned to be the second single, but "Odd One" narrowly beat out "Riptide" because of its strong lyrical message.
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| Single by Sick Puppies | ||||
| from the album Tri-Polar | ||||
| Released | 8 February 2011 (official release) | |||
| Recorded | 2008 – 2009 | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Producer(s) | Rock Mafia (Tim James, Antonina Armato) | |||
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Music video
editA music video was premiered on 6 April 2011 on Yahoo music. The video features the band playing in front of a wall of T.V's screening the most shocking breaking news and iniquities in the world. At the end of the video a child turns off the T.V. and it shows a phrase saying: "There is still hope". It was directed by Travis Kopach.[1]
The video went to No. 7 on Yahoo Videos[2]
Chart performance
edit"Riptide" debuted at No. 35 on the Mainstream Rock chart and peaked at No. 3; it debut at No. 49 on the Rock Songs chart, where it peaked at No. 6. It debuted at No. 36 on the Alternative Songs chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Riptide" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Call Out Hook" | 0:13 |
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ "BOOKED: Sick Puppies - Travis Kopach, dir". VideoStatic.
- ^ "Sick Puppies Album & Song Chart History - Riptide Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Sick Puppies Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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