Like Whoa

"Like Whoa" is a song about the thrill feeling of being in a new relationship. The album version of the song was used in the Disney Channel Original Movie Minutemen, and can also be heard playing during High School Musical 3: Senior Year. The remix of the song was made digitally available on March 18, 2008, on iTunes, alongside an acoustic version and interview.{{cite web|title= Like Whoa + Radio Disney Exclusive Interview (Acoustic Version) - EP| url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=275616201&s=143441| publisher=iTunes| date=2008-03-18}} The song is a playable track on Band Hero and The Smurfs Dance Party.

The song is written in the key of G♯ minor with a moderate tempo of 121 beats per minute.

The song received mainly positive comments on album reviews. UMusic describes the song: "Like Whoa" starts with soft cooing and transitions into a high energy danceable chorus."{{cite web|title=Bio |url=http://umusic.ca/alyandaj/ |publisher=UMusic.ca |date=2008-03-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230053540/http://umusic.ca/alyandaj/ |archivedate=2007-12-30 }}

Todd Sterling, from Wal-Mart, praises the song: ""Like Whoa," a penetrating, bass driven cut compares the sensation of falling in love with a rollercoaster ride. The song, lathered in slippery keyboard effects and programmed drums, is a melodically layered chunk of pop candy."{{cite web|title=Insomniatic |url=http://downloads.walmart.com/swap/ |publisher=Wal-Mart Downloads |date=2008-03-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326211137/http://downloads.walmart.com/swap/ |archivedate=2008-03-26 }}

Logan Leasure, from Jesus Freak Hideout, named the song a "sure-to-be-hit" and describes it as "an upbeat, catchy song that gives a positive outlook on life."{{cite web|author=Logan Leasure| title= Aly & AJ - Insomniatic Review| url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdReviews/Insomniatic.asp| publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout.com| date=2007-07-05}}

• iTunes EP

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• 2-track US promo

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On December 3, 2007, Aly & AJ announced, via a blog on their Myspace, that the video for "Like Whoa" would be shot during the same week. The girls also stated that they shot the video with director Scott Speer and that "it's very different from what we've already done".{{cite web|author=Alyson Michalka |title=So much GREAT news! |url=https://www.myspace.com/alyandaj |at=Content is in blog |publisher=MySpace |date=2007-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313013756/https://myspace.com/alyandaj |archivedate=2014-03-13 }} Pictures from the shoot of the music video had leaked onto the internet on December 15, 2007, showing them in four different sets, Aly jumping on the trampoline, both of them on a sofa and similar scenes with 1950s style microphones as in the music video of "Potential Breakup Song" amongst others.

The video premiered on YouTube on January 18, 2008.{{cite web|title= Aly & AJ - Like Whoa (Official Minutemen music video HQ)| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwVC_rpJToo| publisher=YouTube| date=2008-04-08}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}} Disney Channel first aired the music video with footage of the original movie, Minutemen, on January 19, 2008 to promote the film. The video, without the footage from Minutemen and with new scenes, was released on January 31, 2008 on the Hollywood Records YouTube channel. When Aly & AJ were backstage at the [http://www.hasbro.com/littlestpetshop/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/Webisode Littlest Pet Shop] event in 2008, a new version of the "Like Whoa" video, which combines scenes from both the previous two videos, as well as new scenes, premiered.{{cite web|title=Aly & AJ Video - Littlest Pet Shop Backstage with Aly & AJ |url=http://www.hasbro.com/littlestpetshop/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/Webisode |publisher=Hasbro |date=2009-02-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320215239/http://www.hasbro.com/littlestpetshop/default.cfm?page=Entertainment%2FWebisode |archivedate=2009-03-20 }}

The video has been released to Canada's MuchMusic, Yahoo! and it also has been shown on MTV Asia, reaching number two on the Chart Attack. To date, the video has garnered, on combined Hollywood Record's account{{cite web|title= Aly & AJ - Like Whoa (Official HQ)| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8p5t4uPCZQ| publisher=YouTube| date=2008-01-31}} and Aly & AJ's account,{{cite web|title= Aly & AJ - Like Whoa Official Video | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5MpQ2dVhB8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/c5MpQ2dVhB8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| publisher=YouTube| date=2008-01-31}}{{cbignore}} over 28 million views.

As of February 27, 2008, the album version has logged over 558,084 digital downloads in the United States, reaching a peak position of number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100, enough to earn a Gold certification. The song also debuted at number 66 on the Canadian Hot 100, already peaking higher than preceding single "Potential Breakup Song" at number 72. Upon release of the remix version, the track re-entered the Hot 100 at number 92 after falling off the week before its release. The song has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for equivalent sales of 500,000 units in the United States.

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