Into the Rush

Into the Rush
Studio album by Aly & AJ
Released	August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) (see release history)
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Pop rock, teen pop adult contemporary,[1] dance pop[1]
Length	46:09
Label	Hollywood
Producer	Antonina Armato, Andy Dodd, Matthew Gerrard, Leah Haywood, Daniel James, Tim James, Jon Lind (exec.), Adam Watts
Aly & AJ chronology
Into the Rush (2005) Acoustic Hearts of Winter (2006)
Deluxe Edition cover
Singles from Into the Rush
"Rush" Released: October 14, 2005 "Chemicals React" Released: June 15, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Allmusic	[1]
Christianity Today	[3]
Common Sense Media	[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[5]
Kidz World	[6]

Into the Rush is the debut studio album by American teen pop duo 78violet as Aly & AJ. The album was released on August 16, 2005 by Disney-owned label Hollywood Records. The album features fourteen tracks including the singles "Rush" and "Do You Believe in Magic". A deluxe edition of the album was released on August 8, 2006, featuring three all new songs, two new mixes of previous songs and a bonus DVD.

The album generally received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success, Into the Rush had sold over 808,000 copies by December 2007^[7][8] and was certified Gold for sales over 500,000 copies on March 20, 2006. The album later sold over one million copies worldwide.^[9] The album, combined with the sales of the Deluxe Edition, became one of the top best-selling albums in the United States in 2006, Into the Rush was #112 on Billboard 200 Albums end-of-year charts of 2006.^[10]

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews from critics. Fran Grauman from about.com gave the album a 4 star rating, praising Aly and AJ's "ton of talent" and "experience."^[11] Allmusic gave the album a mixed review, saying it "doesn't venture further than offering a few empowering ballads", to hand them 2.5 stars after. AMG does praise them for having a real singing ability, citing "Aly & AJ can actually sing — their vocals have more way personality than prefab Disney hopefuls like Hayden Panettiere or Caleigh Peters — and the arrangements are slick without resorting to flashily empty pap". The review finishes with "Into the Rush is listenable, likeable, and more about being memorable than being Disney product."^[12]

The album, combined with the sales of the Deluxe Edition, became the 112th best-selling album in the United States in 2006.^[10]

Chart performance

Into the Rush debuted at number thirty six, selling 25,000 copies in its first week. The album spent 40 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album's last position was 123 before falling off the next week. The album was selling more than 25,000 copies a week for nearly 30 weeks. The album sold over 808,000 copies total in the United States and over 1,000,000 copies worldwide.^[9]

Singles

"Rush" was the first official mainstream-released single from the duo. The song was first released to Disney radios in October 2005, but got real success when it got a full release in February 2006. Therefore, the song has two music videos, one for Disney and one for main television, which was directed by Marc Webb. The song finally reached number fifty-nine (#59) on the Billboard Hot 100. "Chemicals React" is the second main single, and the first serving and promoting the Deluxe Edition of Into the Rush. Its music video was directed by Chris Applebaum and features Aly & AJ performing the song on a set-up stage. The song became their second Hot 100 entry, reaching the top 50 reaching number fifty (#50). Its moderate success in the U.S. led to an international (European) release, but failed to generate success there.

Other songs

"Do You Believe in Magic" was the first single, prior to the release of "Rush", their first mainstream single. It is a cover version of the original, which was sung by The Lovin' Spoonful in 1965. The song was sent to Radio Disney stations first, and to iTunes soon afterwards to become a digital single. A music video is also present for the song, the girls are shown entering a room and covering the song using their guitars with additional scenes of them playing around. "No One" also was a Radio Disney single with a music video. The music video features scenes from the Ice Princess movie, along with the girls in a house, looking through the window, going through letters and playing the guitar again. "Walking on Sunshine", a cover of the Katrina and the Waves' song, was the third and last Disney Radio-only single prior to the release of "Rush". The song also has a music video, shortened to 1:31 though, viewing them arriving at a set and performing the song in front of the shooting crew. Along with those scenes, they're shown singing the song in front of a tropical and sunset background, also being carried away on surfboards.

"Never Far Behind" was their first non-Disney release, but a Christian (Rock) radio release in March 2006. It also was their first single without a music video. The song also appears on the Christian release of the original album, and was later featured on the re-release. The song reached number twenty-eight (#28) on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs.

"On the Ride" was their fourth Disney-only single, released at the same time "Never Far Behind" was also released. It also got digital release. "On the Ride" was released with Cow Belles, a Disney Channel movie in which the girls play the lead role. Its music video has scenes from the movie merged in it. "Shine" was recorded to be featured on the re-release of the album. It became their second and last Christian release in December 2006, but did not match the success "Never Far Behind" brought on the Christian radios.

A new version of "Something More", which is featured on the Deluxe Edition, was the last song from the album that was released to Radio Disney.^{[citation needed]} It also is their first Disney-released single without a video.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rush"	Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Leah Haywood, Daniel James	Daniel James, Leah Haywood	3:11
2.	"No One"	A. Michalka, AJ. Michalka, Carlos Tornes		2:58
3.	"Collapsed"	A. Michalka	Daniel James, Leah Haywood	2:53
4.	"Something More"	A. Michalka, AJ. Michalka, Carrie Michalka	Daniel James, Leah Haywood	3:36
5.	"On the Ride"	A. Michalka, AJ. Michalka, C. Michalka, Adam Watts, Andy Dodd	Adam Watts, Andy Dodd	3:31
6.	"Speak for Myself"	A. Michalka, AJ. Michalka, Watts, Dodd	Adam Watts, Andy Dodd, Jon Lind	3:10
7.	"Out of the Blue"	AJ. Michalka, C. Michalka	Daniel James, Leah Haywood	2:58
8.	"In a Second"	A. Michalka, AJ. Michalka, James, Haywood	Daniel James, Leah Haywood	3:35
9.	"I Am One of Them"	A. Michalka, AJ. Michalka, C. Michalka	Daniel James, Leah Haywood	3:25
10.	"Sticks and Stones"	A. Michalka, AJ. Michalka, C. Michalka, Tim James, Antonina Armato	Antonina Armato, Tim James	3:37
11.	"Protecting Me"	AJ. Michalka	Daniel James, Leah Haywood	2:59
12.	"Slow Down"	A. Michalka, AJ. Michalka, Watts, Dodd		3:55
13.	"Do You Believe in Magic"	John Sebastian	Matthew Gerrard	2:14
14.	"Walking on Sunshine"	Kimberley Rew	Matthew Gerrard	3:54

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Never Far Behind"	Jeremy Bose, Paul Robert Evens, Matt Bronleewe	Antonina Armato, Tim James	3:19
16.	"Rush"		Live Show Mix
17.	"No One"		Live Show Mix

Deluxe Edition

CD^[13]

1. "Chemicals React" – 2:55 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Antonina Armato, Tim James)
2. "Shine" – 3:25 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Nick Scapa)
3. "Never Far Behind" – 3:19
4. "Something More" – 3:36 (New Version)
5. "Collapsed" – 2:53 (New Version)
6. "Rush" – 3:11
7. "No One" – 2:58
8. "On the Ride" – 3:31
9. "In a Second" – 3:35
10. "Speak for Myself" – 3:10
11. "Out of the Blue" – 2:58
12. "I Am One of Them" – 3:25
13. "Sticks and Stones" – 3:47
14. "Protecting Me" – 2:59
15. "Slow Down" – 3:55
16. "Do You Believe in Magic" – 2:14
17. "Walking on Sunshine" – 3:54

DVD^[13]

1. "Chemicals React" (Music Video)
2. "Rush" (Music Video)
3. "On the Ride" (Music Video)
4. "Chemicals React" (Simlish Music Video)

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position	Sales
U.S. Billboard 200	36	800,000
Year-End Charts (2006)
United States	112[9]

Certifications

Territory	Certifier	Certification	Sales
United States	RIAA	Gold[14]	800,000

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Edition
Canada	August 16, 2005	Hollywood	Standard
United States
Japan	February 8, 2006	Avex Trax
Canada	August 8, 2006	Hollywood	Deluxe
United States

References

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