You Am I

Damage was released in October 2000 - the first You Am I single in two years and the first to be taken from Dress Me Slowly. It is also their most successful single to date. Tim speaks about the song: "Damage is about trying to find some hope. The most uplifting pop songs come from desperate situations in minor keys." The song makes reference to John Prine, an acclaimed singer/songwriter who flirted with everything from acoustic folk to rockabilly to straight ahead country. "I did wake up in the morning and I did put on a John Prine record and I did have my someone's baby photos lying around." The single also contains the track Open All Night (originally titled Dress Me Slowly) which also appears on the soundtrack to the aussie film Better Than Sex. "A paean to someone who isn't getting alot of breaks. I love you, you are great, so fuck everybody."