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

Non-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.