Rush (Aly & AJ song)

"Rush" is a pop rock song recorded by American pop rock duo Aly & AJ for their debut album Into the Rush. The track was released as their first official single nationwide by their label Hollywood Records. It was first released to Radio Disney on October 14, 2005 to promote the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches, but later grew to become extremely popular, which led to a mainstream release on February 25, 2006. It was later released for digital download on July 11, 2006 and on November 25, 2006 in Australia.

Song information

"Rush" is moderate pop-rock song in a key of D minor.^[2] The song is also featured on the soundtrack to the Bratz Rock Angelz video game and in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches.

Track listings

Digital download/Promo CD (U.S., October 14, 2005)^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rush"	Alyson Michalka, Amanda Michalka, Carlos Tornes	3:11

Digital download 2 (U.S., July 11, 2006)^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rush"	Alyson Michalka, Amanda Michalka, Carlos Tornes	3:17
2.	"Radio Disney Exclusive Interview"		2:03
Total length:			5:20

Digital EP (Australia, November 25, 2006)^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rush"	3:11
2.	"Never Far Behind"	3:21
3.	"On the Ride"	3:31
Total length:		10:04

Music video

There are two different versions of the video. The first version, released by Disney only, featured Aly & AJ performing the song live in concert and scenes from Twitches.
The second version was directed by Marc Webb^[6] and premiered on February 15, 2006. It was shot in Hawaii and portrays the sisters traveling to five different locations: a beach, a campsite, a jungle, a bazaar and a music store. One of the locations that was filmed is known as Jackass Gingers which is a popular local swimming spot on the island of Oahu.

Chart and certifications

"Rush" is Aly & AJ's first single that was a commercial success in the United States. When it was initially released, it was able to chart on Billboard's Pop 100 and Hot Digital Songs. The following February, when it was re-released, it managed to make it on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 59 and staying on the chart for a total of 11 weeks.^[7] To date the single has reached over 900,000 digital downloads. The music video for the song debuted at #2 on MTV's Total Request Live, remaining on it for 8 non-consecutive weeks.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[7]	59
U.S. Billboard Pop 100^[7]	44


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Venezuela^[8]	Gold	100,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Date	Country	Format	Label
October 14, 2005	United States	Digital download + Radio Disney	Hollywood Records
February 28, 2006^[1]		Mainstream radio
July 11, 2006		Digital download¹
November 25, 2006	Australia	Digital single + EP

¹: Digital release with "Radio Disney Exclusive Interview" as second track.

References

External links

Aly & AJ

Aly Michalka AJ Michalka

Studio albums	Into the Rush (2005) Acoustic Hearts of Winter (2006) Insomniatic (2007)

Singles	"Rush" "Chemicals React" "Greatest Time of Year" "Potential Breakup Song" "Like Whoa" "Hothouse"

Other singles	"Do You Believe in Magic" "No One" "Walking on Sunshine" "Never Far Behind"

Other songs	"Not This Year"

Related articles	Discography On the Ride

Twitches by H. B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld

Film series	Twitches Twitches Too "Rush" "So Bring It On"

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