Operator Please

Operator Please were an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their final line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, bassist Ashley McConnell and violinist Taylor Henderson.

The original members met and formed Operator Please as students of Elanora State High School in order to compete in the school's "Battle of the Bands" competition. In 2007, Operator Please released singles "Get What You Want", "Leave It Alone", "Just a Song About Ping Pong" and their debut studio album, Yes Yes Vindictive. "Just a Song About Ping Pong", their most successful single to date, was nominated for two ARIA Awards in 2007, winning one for Breakthrough Artist – Single.

History

Operator Please was formed in early 2005 by lead singer Amandah Wilkinson in an attempt to compete in her high school's annual "Battle of the Bands" competition. After winning the contest, the five members, aged 17 to 19, started working on getting their name out through an independently produced EP, On the Prowl. Their second EP, Cement Cement, generated interest both locally and internationally, from a combination of word of mouth and exposure on the Australian youth radio network Triple J (which featured their first single, "Crash Tragic", taken from the EP, on high rotation for quite some time). Within months, and with the help of a record label sponsored showcase in NYC, they had agreed a deal with Virgin/EMI Records for Australia, and for the UK with indie label Brille Records.

Operator

Operator may refer to:

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Science and mathematics

Please

Please is a polite expression of request.

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Please may also refer to:

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What You Want

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Get What You Want

"Get What You Want" is a song by Operator Please and is the second single released in Australia on 27 October 2007 and the third in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2008 from their debut album, Yes Yes Vindictive. It debuted at number 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 5 November, before later peaking at number 27. The song was used by airline Virgin Blue airline for its television advertising campaign in 2007.

Music video

Two music videos for "Get What You Want" were released in the UK and Australia.

In the Australian music video it features all band members in a cartoon-like setting, singing and dancing as hands and skeletons chase each other.

The second music video was released in the UK, and was shot while the band was on tour. The music video film was lost and the band had to re-film the music video. The video begins with members playing their instruments in a white room with taped black sheets on the wall and a speaker on the side. Wilkinson begins singing through a megaphone, while intercut scenes of the band members show them dancing in the background while Wilkinson sings in front of them. It also shows various scenes of each member playing separately, the band singing under an umbrella and on the floor.