"Teenager of the Year" was released in May 2000 and became a Top 40 hit on the back of its appearance in the popular Australian film Looking for Alibrandi.
Two further singles from the album, "A Pop Song Saved My Life" and "Crucifix", enjoyed a similar amount of airplay and publicity but were less successful.
In March 2001, Luke Hanigan married his longtime partner, Australian actor Pia Miranda, in Las Vegas.
[3] After a two-year break, Lo-Tel regrouped in 2002 (with Paul Wheeler replacing Brollo) and released their second album, The Lost Thing, in August 2003, with artwork by Shaun Tan.
Although the album track, "Angel", received widespread commercial airplay, The Lost Thing failed to make the Top 100.