After releasing their debut album Welcome to the Real World in 2001, the band rose to prominence in 2006 when their song "All the Same" was uploaded, along with a video, to YouTube.

The video supported the Free Hugs Campaign, which was launched in Sydney by Juan Mann, and has since received over 78 million views on the website.

They released their fifth studio album, Fury, in 2016 with new vocalist Bryan Scott after Shimon Moore was fired from the band in October 2014.

Initially with Shimon on drums and Emma on guitars, the duo would frequently meet up to play Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, and Silverchair songs, and eventually felt compelled to write their own material.

When Chris Mileski joined the band to play drums, Emma switched to bass and Shimon to guitar and vocals, and they became Sick Puppies.

The official version is that Shimon Moore thought of the name himself when the band members were brainstorming, and then came home a few days later to find his father Phil reading the book Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen.

Through their own financing and with help from Shimon's father (a musician and producer), the band released their debut EP Dog's Breakfast.

This deal enabled the band to release their debut studio album, Welcome to the Real World in 2001, and their second EP, Fly in 2003.

Sick Puppies released a new song called "That Time of Year" on NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack – Vol.

[14] The album's fourth single, "Riptide", was released in February 2011, and peaked at number 6 on the Billboards Rock Chart.

On 14 August 2009, Sick Puppies made their film debut in Rock Prophecies, a documentary about the career of acclaimed music photographer Robert Knight.

This includes him convincing Sick Puppies to leave their homes to pursue success in the American music industry in Los Angeles.

[17] It was partly due to their involvement in this project and Mr. Knight's endorsement that they were able to acquire their first American record deal with RMR/Virgin/EMI.

On 1 March 2011, Sick Puppies released their all-acoustic seven-track EP Polar Opposite, which includes acoustic versions of "Riptide", "Don't Walk Away", and more.

In October 2014, American musician Blue Stahli announced that Anzai had worked on the track "Not Over 'Til We Say So" for his upcoming album The Devil.

[21] On 20 October 2014, it was announced that frontman Shimon Moore had left the band and that the remaining two members would continue on without him.

[27][28] Sick Puppies released the song "There Goes The Neighborhood" on July 26, 2024 as the first single from their upcoming album, Wave The Bull.