"Riptide" is the fourth single from Sick Puppies

Sick Puppies

Sick Puppies is an Australian rock band, formed in 1997. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Shimon Moore, bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin....

' third album Tri-Polar

Tri-Polar (album)

-Tour:Sick Puppies supported Rev Theory and Breaking Benjamin during the end of 2009, and also co-headlined a tour with Hurt, The Veer Union, Adelitas Way and Tunnels to Holland as support acts...

, which impacted radio on February 8, 2011. Originally this song was planned to be the second single, but Odd One narrowly beat out Riptide because of its strong lyrical message.

Music video

A music video was premiered on April 6, 2011 on Yahoo music. The video features the band playing in front of a lot of T.V's screening the most shocking breaking news and the 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.

The video went to #7 on Yahoo Videos

Charts

"Riptide" debuted at #35 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart peaking at #3, and at #49 on the Rock Songs chart, peaking at #6; the highest charting single on Rock Songs chart. The following week the song debuted at #36 on the Alternative Songs chart. It also hit #2 on Active Rock.

Chart (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs	14
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...	6
U.S. Billboard Active Rock Active rock Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...	2