released debut single ‘Getting Scared’

Heap’s debut commercial single, “Getting Scared”, was released in 1997 and included on the soundtrack for the 1998 horror film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer . Her debut studio album, I Megaphone , was released on 16 June 1998, through Almo. “Getting Scared”, “Shine”, and “Come Here Boy” were released as the album’s singles in the United Kingdom. I Megaphone was made with several producers, including Sigsworth, Kershaw, Dave Stewart of Eurythmics , and David Kahne . It featured personal lyricism and critics compared it heavily to the works of fellow female singer-songwriters Tori Amos , Kate Bush , Alanis Morissette , and Fiona Apple . She toured the album in the US and Europe from 1998 to 1999, though Almo cut funding for her tour in the UK to promote I Megaphone . I Megaphone received airplay on various American radio stations but was a commercial failure, as Almo did little to promote it. Soon after its release, Almo Sounds was acquired by Universal , forcing its artists to either move to other labels or be released from their contracts; Heap was consequently dropped from the label.