Insomniatic

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Insomniatic is the third studio album from the Teen pop duo Aly & AJ. The album was released on July 10, 2007 in the United States, and will be released in Spain and the UK on October 22, 2007 with new cover art.

MTV.com's The Leak section posted all 12 songs on the standard edition of the album in their entirety, on July 3 2007. "Like Whoa" is confirmed to be featured in the movie Super Sweet 16: The Movie on July 8, 2007. The album was fully leaked onto the Internet just days before the its release.

Instrumental versions of all 12 songs are available commercially on the iTunes Store, alongside the standard 12-track album with vocals.

Insomniatic Definition: A state of mind where one becomes addicted to the deprivation of sleep caused by an epic revelation of joy.

Chart performance

The album was debuted at #15 in the official USA Billboard Top 200 albums chart, selling over 39,000 copies in its first week, becoming Aly & AJ's highest debut to date; it has currently sold over 510,000 copies to date.

Track listing

USA edition

1. "Potential Breakup Song" - 3:39 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Antonina Armato, Tim James)
2. "Bullseye" - 3:02 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, A. Armato, T. James)
3. "Closure" - 2:50 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, A. Armato, T. James)
4. "÷" - 3:44 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, A. Armato, T. James)
5. "Like It Or Leave It" - 3:17 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, A. Armato, T. James)
6. "Like Whoa" - 2:31 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, A. Armato, T. James)
7. "Insomniatic" - 2:47 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka)
8. "Silence" - 3:33 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Carrie Michalka)
9. "If I Could Have You Back" - 2:53 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Dan Wilson)
10. "Blush" - 3:34 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka) - Bonus track for first pressings
11. "Flattery" - 4:08 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, A. Armato, T. James)
12. "I'm Here" - 4:06 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka)
13. "Chemicals React" (Remix) - 2:56 (Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, A. Armato, T. James)
14. "Careful With Words" - 2:20 - Walmart / Japan bonus track / UK "Potential Breakup Song" B-Side
15. "Tears" - 2:05 - Target bonus track, alongside two ringtones / Japan bonus track

Deluxe Edition

A deluxe edition of the album is to be released on January 8, 2008. The CD will include a bonus DVD with Aly & AJ's My Super Sweet 16/18 Birthday Party Review, My Super Sweet 16/18 Birthday Party, Sister act TV Show, and MTV Cribs.

Singles

"Potential Breakup Song"

• Released: May 24, 2007 (Canada)
  June 26, 2007 (US)
  October 8, 2007 (UK)
• Chart positions: #17 (US), #72 (Canada), #22 (UK)

Rumoured Singles

• "Bullseye"
• "Like Whoa" (was featured on Super Sweet 16: The Movie)
• "Silence" (it is rumoured that "Silence" will be released to christian radio later this year)

Promotion

• The sisters sang an edit of the lead single from Insomniatic, "Potential Breakup Song", on Live with Regis & Kelly on July 4, 2007 and again on The View on September 3, 2007
• On July 9, 2007 both sisters were on The Early Show where they did a short interview.
• On August 1, 2007 both sisters were on on MTV's Total Request Live to take viewers backstage at one of their concert stops. In the week of August 26, the girls hosted and co-hosted the show again.
• The video for "Potential Breakup Song" premiered on Disney Channel in August 2007.
• The girls performed "Potential Breakup Song" near the London Eye to promote the UK release in October.
• On October 3, 2007, Aly & AJ performed "Potential Breakup Song" on This Morning, a British morning show.

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position	Sales/shipments	Certification
U.K.	-	TBA	TBA
U.S. Billboard 200	15	510,000+	Gold
United World Chart	39	N/A	-