"Chemicals React" is a song written and recorded by American

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duo

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, for the deluxe edition

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of their debut album ''

Into the Rush ''Into the Rush'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock duo Aly & AJ. The album was released on August 16, 2005, by Disney-owned label Hollywood Records. The album features 14 tracks, including the singles " Rush" and " Do You Believe ...

'' (2005). The Michalka sisters co-wrote the song with

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and Tim James of production duo

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, who also produced the track. It was the second mainstream

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from ''Into the Rush'' and seventh overall single, released to radio by

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on June 27, 2006. "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

The song was recorded in 2006 for the

of the duo's debut album, ''Into the Rush'', which was released in August 2006. "Chemicals React" was released June 15, 2006 as the fourth overall single from the album and first from the Deluxe Edition.

serviced the song to

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in the United States on June 27, 2006. It follows "

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" as the album's second mainstream single. An

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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. Aly & AJ recorded a version in

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for '' The Sims 2: Pets'', an expansion pack to the popular ''

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'' game franchise. The Simlish version was released for digital download in the

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on October 31, 2006. A remix of the song was later included on their third studio album ''

Insomniatic ''Insomniatic'' is the third studio album by American pop rock duo Aly & AJ, released on July 10, 2007 by Hollywood Records. The album features an electronic based sound, differing from their previous pop-rock and acoustic releases, that was acce ...

'' (2007). Following the re-recording of "

Like Whoa (A&A Version) "Like Whoa" is a song by American pop rock duo Aly & AJ, written and recorded by the duo for their second studio album, '' Insomniatic''. It is the second and final single from the album, released in 2008. The single release in the UK was cancell ...

" in May 2022, the duo released a re-recording of "Chemicals React" on July 22, 2022, also subtitled "A&A Version".

Commercial performance

"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. It reached a peak position of 50 on the chart dated October 10, 2006. "Chemicals React" also charted at number 36 on the magazine's

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chart, which combines mainstream radio airplay and sales, but failed to enter the

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component chart. As of June 2007, the song had sold 175,000 downloads in the United States.

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and features Aly & AJ lip synching the song live. It premiered June 29, 2006 on

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. As of May 2017, the video on

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account has accumulated over 12,000,000 views. The video for "Chemicals React" is included on the duo's video album, ''Fav Five - Let Me Repeat That'' (2007). 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. This video is included on the ''Chemicals React'' EP and on the Deluxe Edition of ''Into the Rush''.

Track listings and formats

Charts

Release history

References

External links

Aly & AJ's "Chemicals React" music video
on

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