She toured Australia , supporting Pete Murray and John Butler Trio . Her four-track single " Scar ' " was released in July 2004 and debuted at No . 1 on the ARIA Charts . Her first album , '' The Sound of White '' , was released in September , and debuted at No . 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart . Also produced by Porter , it sold over 500,000 copies . She was nominated in five categories at the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 for " Scar " : Best Female Artist ' , ' Single of the Year ' , ' Best Pop Release ' , ' Breakthrough Artist – Single ' and ' Best Video ' ( directed by Squareyed Films ) . At the awards ceremony on 17 October she received the award for Best Pop Release , beating Delta Goodrem , The Dissociatives , Kylie Minogue and Pete Murray . This was followed by her first national headline tour . Her second single " Ten Days " was co-written with Jay Clifford ( guitarist in US band Jump , Little Children ) and was inspired by Higgins ' 2002 break-up with her boyfriend before she travelled to Europe . Released in November , it peaked at No . 12
ARIA Music Awards of 2004
ARIA Music Awards of 2004
Missy Higgins