Singles
"Lovesong", the first single, became Amiel's most-successful single release, reaching number six on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. Written by Amiel herself, she states that the song is quite autobiographical, she states "I went out with this guy, it was three dates, just dinners, it was so irrelevant, it was completely nothing. I was new in town and I wanted something, someone. But it was a waste of time. I thought: great, all I got out of that was a love song, another fucking love song." The single was released on 10 March 2003 and was certified platinum by ARIA and was the thirty-fourth highest selling single in Australia for 2003. The song was nominated for "Single of the Year" and "Highest Selling Single" at the 2003 ARIA Awards.
The second single "Obsession (I Love You)" was written with the music production team The Matrix and featured an electro pop vibe. It became a top-twenty hit for Amiel in Australia. "The song went through many changes and has had many lives" states Amiel. She explains "In the end it took on a kind of Nine Inch Nails vibe. That’s what Josh is like. He becomes obsessed and driven toward a particular thing and in this song that is what he wanted. It totally works for this song to be dark and strange because it helps illustrate the obsessive, deluded character that I am playing.” The song was the twentieth highest selling single in Australia, for an Australian artist, for 2003.
"Tonight", the third single, was the album's least successful single, peaking at number sixty-four in Australia. Amiel wrote the song it in a day with Stuart Crichton and Barry Palmer. Amiel states "Stuart had this William Orbit kind of groove and Barry had a nice riff and it evoked an image for me. It's a meditative song. Then when we had finished Josh remixed it into a 60’s psychedelic thing, he sped it up and gave it its 'Tomorrow Never Knows' type feel. It’s easy to tell from this song that he is obsessed with The Beatles!." The CD single was released in Australia on 29 September 2003 and featured remixes of "Tonight" by Ken Cloud and Kid Kenobi.
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