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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 16 to 19, started working on getting their name out through their independently produced EP On the Prowl, and minor gigs at local pubs and clubs. Through word of mouth and exposure of their second EP Cement Cement on Australian youth radio network Triple Jwhich had their first single "Crash Tragic", taken from this EP, on high rotation for quite some timethey generated a buzz in the music industry - both locally and internationally.[3] Within months, and with the help of a record label sponsored showcase in NYC, they had inked a deal with Virgin/EMI Records for Australia, and for the UK with indie label Brille Records.[4]

"Just a Song About Ping Pong", their most popular song, was one of the most added songs at Australian commercial radio with the Hot 30 and Nova radio stations nationally leading the charge. The music video for the song was played on music programmes around Australia, UK, and Europe including MTV[5], Channel V[6], and ABC's rage[7]. It was featured on the front page of MySpace and YouTube[8]. Operator Please has since been questionably labelled the "coolest band ever" by TV Hits[9], as well as "our favorite new band"[10] and "the next big thing"[11] by gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.

Since the announcement that the band were to play the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK in August, Operator Please continued to play industry showcases in the UK[12]. The single "Just a Song About Ping Pong", released in Australia on July 28, has been added to national UK radio station BBC Radio 1 and London station XFM, following an NME feature which named them one of EMI's buzz bands. The single debuted in the ARIA Singles Chart on August 6 at #15, and topped out at #12[13]. The single is nominated for two ARIA Awards in 2007: Best Pop Release and Breakthrough Artist - Single[14], and won the award for Breakthrough Artist - Single. Also, this was on the same night of their television performing debut performing that single.

The band have finished pre-production on their debut studio album, titled Yes Yes VindictiveThey Recorded This Album At The Groves, On The Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia[15], which was released on November 10. It charted at number 28 on the ARIA Albums Chart on the week beginning November 19.[16] A track titled "Zero! Zero!" was heard on the Top Shelf program of Australian radio station Triple J on October 2[17]. The band also recently opened for Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs on their Australian tours[18] and are now on tour in the UK, Europe, Asia and the United States[19] [20].