Maybe (Sick Puppies song)

"Maybe" is the third single from Sick Puppies' third album Tri-Polar, released on 22 June 2010. A remix version was made for pop radio stations, and the official music video.

"Maybe"
Single by Sick Puppies
from the album Tri-Polar
Released	22 June 2010
Recorded	2008–2009
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge
Length	3:29 (album version) 3:21 (radio edit)
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Shimon Moore Marti Frederiksen Emma Anzai
Producer(s)	Rock Mafia
Sick Puppies singles chronology
"Odd One" (2009) "Maybe" (2010) "Riptide" (2011)

The song features a bright sound characteristic of post-grunge.

The song was featured as iTunes' single of the week on the week of December 18–25, 2010.

Music video

The music video was released on 12 October 2010 on Yahoo music and the official website of Sick Puppies.^[1] It shows two people who had had enough of their respective jobs in the middle of nowhere, and they separately move to Venice Beach to improve their lives, and by the end of the video, they meet up. Actors Tanner Novlan and Kayla Ewell play the two people who met each other (coincidentally, they would be married in real life five years later). The video also shows the band playing on a highway. It was directed by Travis Kopach, the performance footage was shot in the Mojave Desert.

Track listing

Promo CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Maybe" (Album version)	3:29
2.	"Maybe" (Acoustic mix)	3:25
3.	"Maybe" (Instrumental)	3:28
4.	"Maybe" (Radio remix)	3:21

USA single (CD 1)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Maybe" (Album version)	3:29

USA single (CD 2)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Maybe" (Rock edit 1)	3:25
2.	"Maybe" (Rock edit 2)	3:25

Charts

"Maybe" was the band's first song that made it into the Hot 100, peaking at No. 56. It spent five weeks at number one on the Heatseekers chart (which ranks songs by acts that had never reached the top 50 on the Hot 100), making it their second number-one hit. On the Alternative Songs chart, the song peaked at No. 6. It became their first single to reach the Mainstream Top 40 chart, as well as their first international charting single.

Weekly charts Chart (2010–2011) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 54 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 99 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 24 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 96 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 130 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 56 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 27 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 8 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 22 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Maybe" on YouTube
2. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 May 2011". The ARIA Report. No. 1109. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 May 2011. p. 4.
3. "Sick Puppies Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 2011" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
5. "Sick Puppies – Maybe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
6. "Chart Log" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
7. "Sick Puppies Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
8. "Sick Puppies Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
9. "Sick Puppies Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
10. "Sick Puppies Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
11. "Sick Puppies Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
12. "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.