Aly & AJ Never Thought They 'Reached Success' As a Band

Aly & AJ were prominent figures in many of our childhoods with their hits “Potential Breakup Song” and “Rush,” — but the duo didn’t always see it that way.

“I don’t think we ever thought we reached success,” Aly Michalka told Out Magazine of their initial entrance into music.

“We were actually frustrated we didn’t reach higher success,” she continued. “We never really celebrated those moments, and maybe we should’ve celebrated some more than others.”

“But I don’t think we ever looked at each other and thought, We’re here. It was more like, We’re 50 steps behind.”

Sister AJ agreed.

“I think we felt like we’d done so much as young kids that we didn’t know how to top ourselves,” she explained. “We were like, Is this where it ends? Is this as good as it gets?”

Of course, it isn’t at all: the duo is back and better than ever with their new hit “Take Me,” and we can’t wait to hear more of their new sound.