Yes Yes Vindictive

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Yes Yes Vindictive is the debut studio album from Australian indie rock/pop-punk band, Operator Please. It was released on 10 November 2007, and on 17 March 2008 in the UK under Virgin/EMI. The album features the singles "Just a Song About Ping Pong", "Get What You Want", "Leave It Alone" and "Two for My Seconds". The album was recorded in the Grove Studios on the New South Wales Central Coast with UK producer Simon Barnicott. It debuted and peaked at No. 28 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, the album was nominated for two awards; Breakthrough Artist – Album and Best Pop Release.

Promotion and touring

The album was released after the band had played some of the UK's biggest music festivals, including Leeds and Reading, which followed and Australian and New Zealand tours. Ashley McConnell said Operator Please were introduced to distortion pedals and synths during the making of the album.

Singles

The lead single from the album was "Just a Song About Ping Pong", which was released in Australia on 28 July 2007. It debuted at number 15 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, before reaching its peak of 12. The song won the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007. "Get What You Want" was released on 27 October 2007 as the second single. The song peaked at number 27 in Australia. "Leave It Alone" was released as the third single on 19 November 2007 in the UK and on 25 February 2008 in Australia. The song peaked at number 62 in Australia. "Two for My Seconds", was released on 21 June 2008 as the fourth and final single. It debuted at No. 93 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 7 July based on downloads alone.

Track listing

Australian edition

Japanese edition

Charts

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