All the Same
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"All the Same" is the first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released 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....

' 2007 album
Album
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 Dressed Up as Life
Dressed Up as Life
-Personnel:* Shimon Moore – lead vocals, lead guitar* Emma Anzai – bass, backing vocals* Mark Goodwin – drums-Album:-Singles:...

, though it was first released on their self-titled EP a year before the album. It reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...

 chart and featured in the Free Hugs Campaign
Free Hugs Campaign
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. The radio edit cuts off the middle of the second verse and end of the third verse, whereas there are no vocals in the third verse.

Music videos

The song has three music videos.

The first is the video of Juan Mann
Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better...

, a man in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 famous for initiating the Free Hugs Campaign
Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better...

. The video which has received over 70 million hits on YouTube
YouTube
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 to date has helped the band gain airplay in the U.S.

The second is a video with both Juan Mann's Free Hugs Campaign
Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better...

 and a live performance. The video went to #7 on Fuse TV
Fuse TV
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's Number 1 Countdown.

The third is the first video without the Free Hugs Campaign
Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better...

. It has a storyline about the lead singer and his love interest and the tumultuous relationship they are having. Between the girl's presumed infidelity and temper tantrums, he presumably gives up on the relationship.

Charts

"All the Same" is the second-most successful single of the band on the Alternative Songs chart (only behind "Maybe
Maybe (Sick Puppies song)
"Maybe" is the third single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar, which impacted rock radio on June 22, 2010. A remix version was made for pop radio stations, and the official music video....

"), peaking at #8, making it their first top-10 single ever and their debut in U.S. charts.
Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 36
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