 Most of the original recordings for the originally planned debut album were written by Johnson in early 2005, but she had yet to find a major label to help create and release the songs.In early 2006, Johnson announced she was leaving the indie Canadian label Orange Records that released the first two soundtracks to "Instant Star", in search of something to showcase her as an artist and not her fictional counterpart, Jude Harrison.Johnson auditioned for the role of Julie Christensen in the thriller "Final Destination 3".