Released in 2008, the album featured singles including "Day Too Soon", "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine" and "Soon We'll Be Found".

Single track, "Buttons", received attention due to its video in which Sia's face is distorted by pegs, string, net, condoms and many other things.

"[8] Some People Have Real Problems received generally favourable reviews from music critics.

[9] Reviewers such as Rolling Stone and The Guardian (both of whom awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars) and Robert Christgau (who gave it a "dud" score) were highly critical.

Following its release, the album debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.