and is the group's highest charting single. O'Donnell, Creswell and Mathieson described the track's sound, "It begins with purpose, shadowed by a hint of trepidation, but two lines in, as the bass starts to make its point and Dempsey's voice becomes more pointed, the song starts to summon self-belief." Fellow Australian music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, felt the group had "spent more time on their songs than they'd ever spent in the past. On record the result was the rich and full sound which they haven't been able to capture up until now. Their efforts were rewarded and the band's status confirmed with the first single 'Monsters' becoming the band's first bona fide 'hit'." It was followed by two more singles, "Three Dimensions" (August) and "Twenty Years" (November), which reached the top 50. The band sold out two national tours and finished the year again supporting Powderfinger. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 Something for Kate were nominated in six categories – Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Alternative Release and Best Cover Art (by Ashworth) for Echolalia; and Single of the Year and Best Video (directed by Bart Borghesi) for "Monsters" – but they did not win a trophy. On the Triple J Hottest 100, 2001 "Monsters" as listed at No. 2, "Three Dimensions" at No. 13 and "Twenty Years" at No. 37; while Echolalia was listed as the top album for the year. 2003–2008: The Official Fiction, Desert Lights, and hiatus On 15 August 2003 Something for Kate issued their fourth studio album, The Official Fiction, which is their first number-one album. It was produced by Shoemaker at Mangrove Studios, again. Lawrence opined that it "is the perfect soundtrack to the inevitable self-indulgent melancholy I'll be suffering/enjoying for the next few days/weeks/months. The precisely structured chord progressions, creative arrangements and insightful lyrics are already weaving their magic and cultivating the warm gloom of loss." He noticed that "[Dempsey's] voice is instantly recognisable and familiar as he tells the stories that have become a feature of SFK's unique lyrical content" while "Hyndman's drumming is far from conservative, offering oddly but deftly placed accents and a beat that fights the sugar-sweet melodies to provide a much-needed edge." The first two singles from the album were "Déjà Vu" (July 2003), which peaked at No. 19, and "Song for a Sleepwalker" (October), which reached the top 40. At the ARIA Music