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 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.

Into the Rush
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)
Recorded2004–2005
Genre
Length45:56
LabelHollywood
Producer
Aly & AJ chronology
Into the Rush
(2005)
Acoustic Hearts of Winter
(2006)
Singles from Into the Rush
  1. "Do You Believe in Magic"
    Released: February 15, 2005
  2. "No One"
    Released: March 18, 2005
  3. "Walking on Sunshine"
    Released: June 22, 2005
  4. "Never Far Behind"
    Released: October 10, 2005
  5. "Rush"
    Released: February 28, 2006
  6. "On the Ride"
    Released: March 7, 2006
  7. "Chemicals React"
    Released: June 27, 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 36, selling 25,000 copies in its first week. The album spent 40 weeks on the 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

"Do You Believe in Magic" was released as the duo's debut single on February 15, 2005. A cover of The Lovin' Spoonful's 1965 debut single, the song was featured in the Disney Channel Original Movie Now You See It... which starred Aly Michalka. It received airplay on Radio Disney and also saw a physical CD single release. The single peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart. A music video for the song was released in February 2005 and received heavy rotation on Disney Channel. "No One" was released as a single on March 18, 2005, and received airplay on Radio Disney. The song was featured in the 2005 Walt Disney Pictures film Ice Princess as well as on its accompanying soundtrack. A music video was released in March 2005 featuring scenes from Ice Princess, along with shots of the duo performing the song. "Walking on Sunshine", a cover of the Katrina and the Waves song, was released as a single on June 22, 2005, and received airplay on Radio Disney. The song was featured in the 2005 Walt Disney Pictures film Herbie: Fully Loaded, as well as on its accompanying soundtrack. A music video for the song was released in June 2005 showing the duo arriving at a set and performing the song in front of the shooting crew.

Following the album's release on August 16, 2005, "Never Far Behind" was released as a single on October 10. It was released to Christian Adult Contemporary and Christian Contemporary Hit Radio formats, making it the duo's first single to be released outside of Radio Disney. It peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. The song was originally written and recorded for a companion album to the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, but the album was scrapped. The song was added to the edition of the album sent to Christian music retailers and was later included on the Deluxe Edition of the album in 2006.[6] On February 28, 2006, the single "Rush" was released. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Marc Webb and was released on February 15, 2006. The song was their first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 59. "On the Ride" was released as a single on March 7, 2006. It was featured in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, starring Aly & AJ. Its music video incorporates scenes from the film. "Chemicals React" was released as a single on June 27, 2006, to promote the deluxe edition of the album. Its music video was directed by Chris Applebaum and features Aly & AJ performing the song on a set-up stage. The song peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[7]
Allmusic[1]
Christianity Today[8]
Common Sense Media[9]
Jesus Freak Hideout[10]
Kidz World[11]

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."[12] 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."[13]

Track listing

Into the Rush – Standard edition (2061-62505-2)
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, Aly 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
Total length:45:56
Into the Rush – Christian edition bonus track (2061-62560-2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Never Far Behind"
  • Armato
  • T. James
3:19
Total length:49:15
Into the Rush – Japanese edition bonus tracks (AVCW-130560)
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
Total length:57:24
Into the Rush – Deluxe edition (2061-62640-2)[14]
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 Michalka2:53
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
Total length:55:35
Into the Rush – Deluxe Edition DVD (2061-62640-20)[14]
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Chemicals React"Chris Applebaum2:55
2."Chemicals React" (Simlish version) 3:25
3."Rush"Marc Webb3:19
Total length:9:39
Into the Rush – Target Exclusive Deluxe Edition DVD (2061-62657-2)
No.TitleLength
4."On the Ride"1:31
Total length:11:10

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the deluxe edition's liner notes

  • 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 Pierceguitar (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 Armatoproduction (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 Crozierdrums (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 Muhoberackeyboards (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
United States May 21, 2021 LP standard

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