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| name = Chemicals React |
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| cover = Alyaj chemicalsreact ep.PNG |
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| type = single |
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| artist = [[Aly & AJ]] |
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| album = [[Into the Rush]] (Deluxe Edition) |
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| released = {{Start date|2006|6|27}} |
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| Album = [[Into the Rush|Into the Rush (Deluxe Edition)]] |
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| recorded = 2006 |
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* [[Pop punk]] |
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| Released = {{Start date|2006|6|15}}<br/><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small> |
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* [[power pop]] |
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| Format = [[Music download]], [[airplay (radio)|airplay]], [[CD single]], [[Radio Disney]] single |
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* [[alternative rock]]}} |
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| Recorded = 2006 |
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| length = {{duration|m=2|s=55}} |
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| label = [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]] |
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| Length = 2:55 (album version)<br> 2:55 (remix) |
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| writer = {{hlist|[[Aly Michalka]]|[[AJ Michalka]]|[[Antonina Armato]]|[[Tim James (music producer)|Tim James]]}} |
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| Label = [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]] |
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| producer = [[Rock Mafia]] |
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| Writer = [[Alyson Michalka]], [[Amanda Michalka]], [[Antonina Armato]], [[Tim James (music producer)|Tim James]] |
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| chronology = [[Aly & AJ]] |
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| prev_title = [[On the Ride]] |
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|Certification = [[Gold]] <small>([[RIAA]])</small> |
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| prev_year = 2006 |
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| Chronology = [[78violet|Aly & AJ]] main singles |
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| next_title = [[Greatest Time of Year]] |
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| Last single = "[[Rush (Aly & AJ song)|Rush]]" <br/>(2005) |
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| next_year = 2006 |
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| This single = "'''Chemicals React'''" <br/>(2006) |
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| Next single = "[[Greatest Time of Year]]" <br/>(2006) |
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| Artist = [[78violet|Aly & AJ]] minor singles |
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| Type = singles |
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| Last single = "On the Ride" <br/>(2006) |
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| This single = "'''Chemicals React'''" <br/>(2006) |
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| Next single = "Greatest Time of Year" <br/>(2006) |
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| Type=single |
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| Cover = Aly & AJ - Chemicals React2.PNG.jpg |
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| Lower caption = UK Cover |
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"'''Chemicals React'''" is a |
"'''Chemicals React'''" is a song written and recorded by American [[pop rock]] duo [[Aly & AJ]], for the deluxe edition [[reissue]] of their debut album ''[[Into the Rush]]'' (2005). The Michalka sisters co-wrote the song with [[Antonina Armato]] and [[Tim James (music producer)|Tim James]] of production duo [[Rock Mafia]], who also produced the track. It was the second mainstream [[single (music)|single]] from ''Into the Rush'' and seventh overall single, released to radio by [[Hollywood Records]] on June 27, 2006.<ref name="CHR">{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id%3D69239 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News |accessdate=February 16, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210143744/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archivedate=December 10, 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Chemicals React" served as the group's debut international release. A re-recorded version of the song was released on July 22, 2022. |
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== Release and promotion == |
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The song was recorded in 2006 for the [[reissue]] of the duo's debut album, ''Into the Rush'', which was released in August 2006.<ref name="into the rush">{{cite web|title=Into the Rush [Deluxe Edition] - Aly & AJ {{!}} Release Info|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/into-the-rush-deluxe-edition-mr0001119748|accessdate=April 30, 2017|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]}}</ref> "Chemicals React" was released June 15, 2006 as the fourth overall single from the album and first from the Deluxe Edition. [[Hollywood Records]] serviced the song to [[contemporary hit radio]] in the United States on June 27, 2006.<ref name="CHR"/> It follows "[[Rush (Aly & AJ song)|Rush]]" as the album's second mainstream single. An [[extended play]] containing five tracks and three music videos was released in the United States on in September 2006. The song was released digitally in Europe in May 2007, their first international release.<ref name="Amazon UK"/> |
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The song went for mainstream radio add on July 27, 2006.<ref name="fmqb">[http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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On ''[[The Sims 2: Pets]]'', there is a [[Simlish]] version on the [[boombox]] that was recorded by Aly and AJ, who learned the song in Simlish for the game. The Simlish version (song, and music video) was released for digital download in the [[iTunes music store|iTunes]] store on October 31, 2006. |
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Aly & AJ recorded a version in [[Simlish]] for ''[[The Sims 2: Pets]]'', an expansion pack to the popular ''[[The Sims]]'' game franchise.<ref name="MTV Simlish">{{cite web|last1=Totilo|first1=Stephen|title=Aly & AJ Aren't Speaking Gibberish — It's Just Simlish |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1538556/aly-aj-arent-speaking-gibberish-its-just-simlish/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140830115141/http://www.mtv.com/news/1538556/aly-aj-arent-speaking-gibberish-its-just-simlish/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2014|website=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017 |date=August 14, 2006}}</ref> The Simlish version was released for digital download in the [[iTunes store]] on October 31, 2006. A remix of the song was later included on their third studio album ''[[Insomniatic]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web|title=Insomniatic - Aly & AJ {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/insomniatic-mw0000562138|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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Following the re-recording of "[[Like Whoa (A&A Version)]]" in May 2022, the duo released a re-recording of "Chemicals React" on July 22, 2022, also subtitled "A&A Version". |
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==Commercial performance== |
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"Chemicals React" failed to chart on its first release in June 2006, but after its re-release in September 2006, the song entered the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 70.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=All Timberlake, All The Time On Billboard Charts |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57189/all-timberlake-all-the-time-on-billboard-charts|accessdate=April 30, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=September 21, 2006}}</ref> It reached a peak position of 50 on the chart dated October 10, 2006.<ref name="Hot 100"/> "Chemicals React" also charted at number 36 on the magazine's [[Pop 100]] chart, which combines mainstream radio airplay and sales, but failed to enter the [[Mainstream Top 40]] component chart.<ref name="awards charts"/> As of June 2007, the song had sold 175,000 downloads in the United States.<ref>{{cite book|title=Billboard |date=June 16, 2007|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]|page=7|edition=Vol. 119, No. 24|accessdate=April 30, 2017 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1xIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7}}</ref> |
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== Music video == |
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The music video was directed by [[Chris Applebaum]] and features Aly & AJ lip synching the song live.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aly & AJ {{!}} Chemicals React|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/aly-aj/93446/chemicals-react.jhtml#id=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627043546/http://www.cmt.com/videos/aly-aj/93446/chemicals-react.jhtml#id=|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2010|website=[[CMT (U.S. TV channel)|CMT]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]|accessdate=May 1, 2017}}</ref> It premiered June 29, 2006 on [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aly & AJ Gear Up For Aug. 8 Release of 'Into The Rush - Deluxe Edition'|url=http://www.starpulse.com/aly-aj-gear-up-for-aug-8-release-of-into-the-rush---deluxe-edition-1847802875.html|accessdate=April 30, 2017|work=Starpulse|date=June 26, 2009}}</ref> As of May 2017, the video on [[Hollywood Records]]'s [[YouTube]] account has accumulated over 12,000,000 views.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Hollywood Records|author-link=Hollywood Records|title=Aly & AJ - Chemicals React |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIDoPETif8g|website=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=May 1, 2017 |format=video |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501000822/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIDoPETif8g|archivedate=May 1, 2017|date=May 12, 2007}}</ref> The video for "Chemicals React" is included on the duo's video album, ''Fav Five - Let Me Repeat That'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web|title=Fav Five - Let Me Repeat That - Fav Five by Aly & AJ|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fav-five-let-me-repeat-that/id268321556|website=[[Apple Music]] |accessdate=May 1, 2017}}</ref> |
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A video was also produced for the Simlish version of the song, set in the ''Sims'' world and featuring the sisters as ''Sims'' characters alongside virtual replicas of their dogs, Saint and Bandit.<ref name="MTV Simlish"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Billboard|date=August 26, 2006|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]|page=12|edition=Vol. 118, No. 34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12 |accessdate=May 1, 2017}}</ref> This video is included on the ''Chemicals React'' EP and on the Deluxe Edition of ''Into the Rush''.<ref name="EP"/><ref name="into the rush"/> |
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A remix of the song was later included in Aly & AJ's second studio album ''[[Insomniatic]]''. |
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== Track listings and formats == |
== Track listings and formats == |
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| headline = Digital download/Promo CD<ref name="digital"/> |
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| title1 = Chemicals React |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Aly Michalka]]|[[AJ Michalka]]|[[Antonina Armato]]|[[Tim James (music producer)|Tim James]]}} |
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| title1 = Chemicals React |
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| length1 = 2:55}} |
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| writer1 = [[Alyson Michalka]], [[Amanda Michalka]], [[Antonina Armato]], [[Tim James (songwriter)|Tim James]] |
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| length1 = 2:55 |
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| headline |
| headline = Chemicals React (Simlish Version)<ref name="simlish"/> |
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| title1 = Chemicals React (Simlish Version) |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|Aly Michalka|AJ Michalka|Armato|James}} |
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| title1 = Chemicals React (Simlish Version) |
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| length1 = 2:54}} |
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{{tracklist |
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| headline = Digital EP<ref name="EP"/> |
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| headline = Digital EP <small>(U.S., September 19, 2006)</small><ref>[http://musicbrainz.org/release/f433c57c-b8c6-4c46-b523-1d85eaad0baa.html Aly & AJ "Chemicals React" U.S. Digital EP]</ref> |
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| total_length = 18:12 |
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| writing_credits = yes |
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| title1 = Chemicals React |
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| writer1 = Alyson Michalka, Amanda Michalka, Antonina Armato, Tim James |
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| length1 = 2:58 |
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| title2 = Shine |
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| writer2 = Alyson Michalka, Amanda Michalka, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Nick Scapa |
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| length2 = 3:24 |
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| title3 = Never Far Behind |
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| writer3 = Jeremy Bose, Paul Robert Evens, Matt Bronleewe |
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| length3 = 3:20 |
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| title4 = Something More (New Version) |
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| writer4 = Alyson Michalka, Amanda Michalka, Carrie Michalka |
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| length4 = 3:36 |
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| title5 = Collapsed (New Version) |
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| writer5 = Alyson Michalka |
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| length5 = 2:54 |
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| title1 = Chemicals React |
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== Music video == |
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| writer1 = {{hlist|Aly Michalka|AJ Michalka|Armato|James}} |
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The music video was directed by [[Chris Applebaum]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Posted 8/2/06 |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/aly-aj/93446/chemicals-react.jhtml#artist=1910803 |title=Chemicals React | Aly & AJ | Music Video |publisher=MTV |date= |accessdate=2012-02-09}}</ref> and features Aly & AJ performing the song live. It premiered in June 2006. On [[Hollywood Records]]'s [[YouTube]] account, the video has accumulated over 9,651,039 plays.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIDoPETif8g "Chemicals React" video on YouTube]</ref> |
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| length1 = 2:58 |
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| title2 = Shine |
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| writer2 = {{hlist|Aly Michalka|AJ Michalka|Armato|James|Nick Scapa}} |
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| length2 = 3:24 |
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| title3 = [[Never Far Behind]] |
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| writer3 = {{hlist|Jeremy Bose|Paul Robert Evens|Matt Bronleewe}} |
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| length3 = 3:20 |
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| title4 = Something More |
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| note4 = new version |
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| writer4 = {{hlist|Aly Michalka|AJ Michalka|Carrie Michalka}} |
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| length4 = 3:36 |
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| title5 = Collapsed |
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| note5 = new version |
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| writer5 = Aly Michalka |
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| length5 = 2:54}} |
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==Charts== |
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! Chart (2006) |
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|50|artist=Aly & AJ|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 30, 2017|refname="Hot 100"}} |
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]<ref name="awards charts">{{cite web|title=Aly & AJ {{!}} Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aly-aj-mn0000390185/awards |website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314024923/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aly-aj-mn0000390185/awards|archivedate=March 14, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Release history== |
==Release history== |
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! scope="row" rowspan="4"| United States |
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| June 15, 2006 |
| June 15, 2006 |
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| [[Music download|Digital download]] |
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| rowspan="4"| [[United States]] |
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| rowspan="3"| Original |
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| Digital download |
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| rowspan="4"| [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]] |
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| <ref name="digital">{{cite web|title=Release "Chemicals React" by Aly & AJ|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/f1720f0d-aa92-4d37-a4b4-3c6488d43aa8|publisher=[[MusicBrainz]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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| July 27, 2006 |
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| [[Contemporary hit radio]] |
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| September 19, 2006 |
| September 19, 2006 |
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| Digital |
| Digital [[extended play]] |
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| <ref name="EP">{{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Chemicals React: Aly & AJ: MP3 Downloads|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MZI53S|website=[[Amazon Music]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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| October 31, 2006 |
| October 31, 2006 |
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| rowspan="4"| Digital download |
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| Simlish version <small>(digital)</small> |
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| Simlish |
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| <ref name="simlish">{{cite web|title=Release "Chemicals React (Simlish Version)" by Aly & AJ|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/813edca0-d9fa-463f-9c2b-eeff161d887a|publisher=[[MusicBrainz]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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| rowspan="3"| May 13, 2007 |
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| rowspan="3"| [[EMI]] |
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| <ref>{{cite web|title=Chemicals React: Aly & AJ: Amazon.fr: Téléchargements MP3|url=https://www.amazon.fr/Chemicals-React/dp/B002A7RZ2M|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.fr]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Germany |
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| [[United Kingdom]] |
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| <ref>{{cite web|title=Chemicals React - Aly & AJ: Amazon.de: Digitale Musik - MP3 Download|url=https://www.amazon.de/Chemicals-React/dp/B002A6548K |website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.de]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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== Chart performance == |
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"Chemicals React" failed to chart on its first release in June 2006, but after its re-release in September 2006, the single charted and reached number fifty in the United States.<ref name="BillboardCharts"/> When it was released as the group's first [[UK]] single, it failed to chart due to lack of promotion. To date the single has logged over 600,000 [[music download|digital download]]s,{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} becoming the duo's second certified single. |
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===Charts=== |
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! scope="row"| United Kingdom |
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!align="left"|Chart (2006) |
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| <ref name="Amazon UK">{{cite web|title=Chemicals React: Aly & AJ: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemicals-React/dp/B002A68C70|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]]|accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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!align="left"|Peak<br>position |
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! scope="row"| Russia |
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|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="BillboardCharts">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?Ntt=Aly+%26+AJ&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ex=1&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE|1&N=37 U.S. charts]</ref> |
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| July 11, 2007 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|50 |
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| Contemporary hit radio |
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| Gala |
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/tracks/9046|title = Aly&AJ — Chemicals React| website=[[Tophit]] }}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Various |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]<ref name="BillboardCharts"/> |
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| July 22, 2022 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|36 |
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| {{hlist|Digital download|Streaming}} |
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| A&A Version |
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| Aly & AJ |
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/chemicals-react-a-a-version-single/1634111579|title = Chemicals React (A&A Version)}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIDoPETif8g Aly & AJ's "Chemicals React" music video] on [[YouTube]]. |
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"Chemicals React" | ||||
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from the album Into the Rush (Deluxe Edition) | ||||
Released | June 27, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
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Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Hollywood | |||
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Producer(s) | Rock Mafia | |||
Aly & AJ singles chronology | ||||
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"Chemicals React" is a song written and recorded by American pop rock duo Aly & AJ, for the deluxe edition reissue of their debut album Into the Rush (2005). The Michalka sisters co-wrote the song with Antonina Armato and Tim James of production duo Rock Mafia, who also produced the track. It was the second mainstream single from Into the Rush and seventh overall single, released to radio by Hollywood Records on June 27, 2006.[1] "Chemicals React" served as the group's debut international release. A re-recorded version of the song was released on July 22, 2022.
Release and promotion
[edit]The song was recorded in 2006 for the reissue of the duo's debut album, Into the Rush, which was released in August 2006.[2] "Chemicals React" was released June 15, 2006 as the fourth overall single from the album and first from the Deluxe Edition. Hollywood Records serviced the song to contemporary hit radio in the United States on June 27, 2006.[1] It follows "Rush" as the album's second mainstream single. An extended play containing five tracks and three music videos was released in the United States on in September 2006. The song was released digitally in Europe in May 2007, their first international release.[3]
Aly & AJ recorded a version in Simlish for The Sims 2: Pets, an expansion pack to the popular The Sims game franchise.[4] The Simlish version was released for digital download in the iTunes store on October 31, 2006. A remix of the song was later included on their third studio album Insomniatic (2007).[5]
Following the re-recording of "Like Whoa (A&A Version)" in May 2022, the duo released a re-recording of "Chemicals React" on July 22, 2022, also subtitled "A&A Version".
Commercial performance
[edit]"Chemicals React" failed to chart on its first release in June 2006, but after its re-release in September 2006, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 70.[6] It reached a peak position of 50 on the chart dated October 10, 2006.[7] "Chemicals React" also charted at number 36 on the magazine's Pop 100 chart, which combines mainstream radio airplay and sales, but failed to enter the Mainstream Top 40 component chart.[8] As of June 2007, the song had sold 175,000 downloads in the United States.[9]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Chris Applebaum and features Aly & AJ lip synching the song live.[10] It premiered June 29, 2006 on MTV.[11] As of May 2017, the video on Hollywood Records's YouTube account has accumulated over 12,000,000 views.[12] The video for "Chemicals React" is included on the duo's video album, Fav Five - Let Me Repeat That (2007).[13]
A video was also produced for the Simlish version of the song, set in the Sims world and featuring the sisters as Sims characters alongside virtual replicas of their dogs, Saint and Bandit.[4][14] This video is included on the Chemicals React EP and on the Deluxe Edition of Into the Rush.[15][2]
Track listings and formats
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chemicals React" | 2:55 |
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1. | "Chemicals React (Simlish Version)" |
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1. | "Chemicals React" |
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2. | "Shine" |
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3. | "Never Far Behind" |
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4. | "Something More" (new version) |
| 3:36 |
5. | "Collapsed" (new version) | Aly Michalka | 2:54 |
Total length: | 18:12 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2006) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 50 |
US Billboard Pop 100[8] | 36 |
Release history
[edit]Country | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | June 15, 2006 | Digital download | Original | Hollywood | [16] |
July 27, 2006 | Contemporary hit radio | [1] | |||
September 19, 2006 | Digital extended play | [15] | |||
October 31, 2006 | Digital download | Simlish | [17] | ||
France | May 13, 2007 | Original | EMI | [18] | |
Germany | [19] | ||||
United Kingdom | [3] | ||||
Russia | July 11, 2007 | Contemporary hit radio | Gala | [20] | |
Various | July 22, 2022 |
|
A&A Version | Aly & AJ | [21] |
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