Into the Rush

Into the Rush is the debut studio album by American teen 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 in Magic" from Twitches and Now You See It... respectively. 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.

Into the Rush
Studio album by
Aly & AJ
ReleasedAugust 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)
Recorded2004–2005
Genre
Length46:09
LabelHollywood
Producer
Aly & AJ chronology
Into the Rush
(2005)		 Acoustic Hearts of Winter
(2006)
Singles from Into the Rush
  1. "No One"
    Released: March 18, 2005
  2. "Rush"
    Released: October 14, 2005
  3. "Chemicals React"
    Released: June 15, 2006

The album generally received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success. Into the Rush had sold over 839,000 copies as of June 2013, and was certified Gold for sales over 500,000 copies on March 20, 2006.[2][3] The album sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide.[4] 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 ranked at number 112 on the Billboard 200 Albums end-of-year charts of 2006.[5]

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 US 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 839,000 copies in the United States[2] and 1,000,000 worldwide.[4]

Singles
  • "No One" was also a Radio Disney single with a music video. The music video features scenes from the film Ice Princess, along with the girls in a house, looking through the window, going through letters and playing the guitar.
  • "Rush" is 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 #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 #50. Its moderate success in the US led to an international (European) release, but failed to generate success there.

Promotional singles
  • "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 was also shot for the song; the girls are shown entering a room and covering the song using their guitars with additional scenes of them playing around.
  • "Walking on Sunshine", a cover of the Katrina and the Waves song, was the third and final Radio Disney single prior to the release of "Rush". The song also has a music video containing a 1:31 edit of the song, showing the duo arriving at a set and performing the song in front of the shooting crew.
  • "On the Ride" was their fourth promotional single. Its music video incorporates scenes from the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, which Aly & AJ starred in.

Other singles

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[6]
Allmusic[1]
Christianity Today[7]
Common Sense Media[8]
Jesus Freak Hideout[9]
Kidz World[10]

The album received mixed to positive 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]

Track listing
Into the Rush – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rush"
  • D. James
  • Haywood
3:11
2."No One"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Carlos Tornes
2:58
3."Collapsed"Aly Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
2:53
4."Something More"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Carrie Michalka
3:36
5."On the Ride"
  • Watts
  • Dodd
3:31
6."Speak for Myself"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Watts
  • Dodd
  • Watts
  • Dodd
  • Lind[a]
3:10
7."Out of the Blue"
  • AJ Michalka
  • C. Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
2:58
8."In a Second"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
  • D. James
  • Haywood
3:35
9."I Am One of Them"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • C. Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
3:25
10."Sticks and Stones"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • C. Michalka
  • T. James
  • Armato
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:37
11."Protecting Me"AJ Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
2:59
12."Slow Down"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Watts
  • Dodd
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:55
13."Do You Believe in Magic"John SebastianMatthew Gerrard2:14
14."Walking on Sunshine"Kimberley RewGerrard3:54
Into the Rush – Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Never Far Behind"
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:19
16."Rush" (Live Show Mix)  4:19
17."No One" (Live Show Mix)  3:50
Into the Rush – Deluxe edition[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Chemicals React"
  • Armato
  • T. James
2:55
2."Shine"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Armato
  • T. James
  • Nick Scapa
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:25
3."Never Far Behind"
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:19
4."Something More" (New version)
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Carrie Michalka
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:36
5."Collapsed" (New version)Aly Michalka
2:53
6."Rush"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
  • D. James
  • Haywood
3:11
7."No One"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Carlos Tornes
2:58
8."On the Ride"
  • Watts
  • Dodd
3:31
9."In a Second"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
  • D. James
  • Haywood
3:35
10."Speak for Myself"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Watts
  • Dodd
  • Watts
  • Dodd
  • Lind[a]
3:10
11."Out of the Blue"
  • AJ Michalka
  • C. Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
2:58
12."I Am One of Them"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • C. Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
3:25
13."Sticks and Stones"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • C. Michalka
  • T. James
  • Armato
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:37
14."Protecting Me"AJ Michalka
  • D. James
  • Haywood
2:59
15."Slow Down"
  • Aly Michalka
  • AJ Michalka
  • Watts
  • Dodd
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:55
16."Do You Believe in Magic"John SebastianMatthew Gerrard2:14
17."Walking on Sunshine"Kimberley RewGerrard3:54
Into the Rush – Deluxe edition DVD[13]
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Chemicals React"Chris Applebaum2:55
2."Chemicals React" (Simlish version) 3:25
3."Rush"Marc Webb3:19

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the deluxe edition's liner notes[14]

  • Aly Michalka – vocals (all tracks)
  • AJ Michalka – vocals (all tracks)
  • Tim James – production (tracks 1–5, 13, 15), mixing (tracks 1–5, 13, 15)
  • Tim Pierce – guitar (tracks 1–7, 9–15)
  • Sean Hurley – bass (tracks 1–7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
  • Jon Lind – mixing (tracks 6, 7, 9–12, 14), additional production (tracks 7, 10), executive production
  • Antonina Armato – production (tracks 1–5, 13, 15), mixing (tracks 13, 15)
  • Dan James – production (tracks 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14), additional production (track 5)
  • Leah Haywood – production (tracks 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14), additional production (track 5)
  • Adam Watts – production & keyboards (tracks 8, 10), mixing (track 8), drums & acoustic guitar (track 10)
  • Nigel Lundemo – engineering (tracks 1–5), drum programming (tracks 2, 4)
  • Brian Reeves – mixing (tracks 6, 7, 9–12, 14)
  • Dorian Crozier – drums (tracks 1–5, 13, 15)
  • Andy Dodd – production & electric guitar (tracks 8, 10), mixing (track 8), keyboards (track 10)
  • John Robinson – drums (tracks 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
  • Paul Palmer – mixing (tracks 1–5)
  • Ross Hogarth – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5)
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 5)
  • Matthew Gerrard – production (tracks 16, 17)
  • Krish Sharma – mixing (tracks 16, 17)
  • Scott Warren – string arrangement (track 2)
  • David J. Carpenter – bass (track 8)
  • Chevy Martinez – bass (track 13)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 94
US Billboard 200[16] 36

Year-end charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 112

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 839,000[2]

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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  2. Rettig, James (June 5, 2013). "Aly and AJ Return As 78Violet, Announce 'Hothouse' Single". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. "American album certifications – Aly & AJ – Into the Rush". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 29, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  4. "Aly and AJ". BMI. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  6. Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Into the Rush, Christian Music Reviews". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  8. This review was written by Kathi Kamen Goldmark (2005-08-16). "Into the Rush - Music Review". Commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  9. "Aly & AJ, "Into the Rush" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2005-10-04. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  10. "Hilary Duff | Most Wanted | Wake Up | Joel Madden | Come Clean Remix | Aly & AJ | Into the Rush | No One | CD Reviews | Pics". Kidzworld.com. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  11. Grauman, Fran. ""Into the Rush" - Aly and AJ". About.com: Children's music. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  12. Into the Rush > Overview '"AMG.
  13. "Into The Rush [CD/DVD]: Aly & Aj: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
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