The Veronicas are back with ‘Hook Me Up’ the first single off their highly anticipated new album, which goes to radio this Monday 27 August.

Jess and Lisa Origliasso, The Veronicas, stormed onto the Australian music scene in 2005 with their debut album, 4 x PLATINUM ‘The Secret Life of The Veronicas’. This smash hit was nominated for 3 ARIA Awards and went on to win the highly coveted 2006 ARIA Award for Best Pop Release.

‘Hook Me Up’ heralds a new direction for the Princesses of Pop! Fusing a cool electro sound, with the classic Veronicas twist, Jess Origliasso confirms “We had the chance to take our time and create a new sound and direction for this record.” ‘Hook Me Up’ is sure to be one of the big hits for summer!

Co-written by The Veronicas and Greg Wells and Shelly Pieken, who boast hit songwriting collaborations with Pink, Mika, Hilary Duff and Christina Aguilera between them, Lisa Origliasso says “Its been two years since we wrote our last record, so when it came to writing the songs we had a lot to say!”

2006 was an enormous year for The Veronicas which included:

- Four Top Ten airplay hits (4Ever, Everything I’m Not, When It All Falls Apart, Revolution)
- Three Top 10 ARIA chart singles
- Two MTV Australia Video Music Awards (Spankin’ New Artist and Video of the Year for 4Ever)
- Three ARIA award nominations (including winning Best Pop Release)
- Hottest Music Act 2006 Dolly Teen Choice Award
- Best Group 2006 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
- Two sold-out national Australian tours

‘Hook Me Up’ is the first single from The Veronicas new album, due for release 3 November, through Warner Music.

Ringtone Available NOW Physical Single / Digital Bundle Available 29 September