Aly & AJ - "Chemicals React"

[Punchanello]

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Now that I saw the video for this, I think these girls should change their name to Aly / AJ with a thunder symbol replacing the "/" for their logo like AC / DC.

Brutal heavy metal!

[CLEM]

Or to AlyAJ Clarkson.

[mike]

Or to Suck

[duh5]

Meh! If this was beefed up a little more, it might be more enjoyable.

[That Skipping Rope.]

This is sickeningly catchy.

[Punchanello]

yeah, I really don't want to like it. They seem very fake to me. The director did a good job in the video though.

[tozion]

#30 on iTunes

[detsaw]

It says it was released on September 19th. Today is the 16th...

[tozion]

#16 on iTunes

[tozion]

#12 on iTunes

[tozion]

Debuts at #70 on the Hot 100.

[That Skipping Rope.]

What the f**k! This is being used in Gilmore Girls promos. That's so Un-Gilmore!

[duh5]

Pitchfork gives it 2 and a half stars:

Aly and AJ follow the belated success of the self-discovery anthem “Rush”, huge on Radio Disney but a relative blip on the Billboard charts, with an MOR pop-rock trifle that's got one foot in the arena. For a song with such an obvious conceit (the relationship is complicated but makes sense when the chemicals react), the wordplay is half-hearted; "I'm out of my element” is about as punny as it gets. It pales in comparison to Hilary Duff's "The Math”, pretty much the same premise, different school subject. What's interesting is that the chemicals in question clearly refer to biological urges commonly associated with hot, sinful premarital sex, which doesn't quite mesh with the duo's wholesome image or their latent fundamentalism. That's probably a good thing, but the conflict doesn't lead the song anywhere interesting. What if they finally realized that they ain't nuthin' but mammals after all?