overflowing with pop hooks, sassy production and choruses just waiting to take up permanent residence in your head." The Daily Telegraph said that Girls Aloud have "simply got much, much better [...] albums will have to get better in order to survive. It's happened here. Judging by Chemistry, Girls Aloud's songwriters are now working as hard as the band are." MusicOMH said it "achieves the almost impossible in bettering its predecessor." Dom Passantino of Stylus Magazine said he did prefer What Will the Neighbours Say?, but gave Chemistry an A−. The Sunday Times, on the other hand, only gave Chemistry two and a half stars out of five. AllMusic stated that Girls Aloud's fans were outgrowing them and "the cracks were beginning to show". Chemistry appeared at number 13 on Stylus Magazines Top 50 Albums of 2005 and number 35 on Observer Music Monthly's top 100 albums of 2005 list. In 2008, Slant Magazine said that "Chemistry is probably still their crowning glory". In 2009, the album was included in MSN Music's 20 best albums of the decade. Chart performance Chemistry became Girls Aloud's first album to miss the top ten when it debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 81,962 units. Despite peaking at a low position, the first week sales outsold the band's debut studio album, Sound of the Underground, which debuted at number 2 with 37,077 units sold. The album dropped out of the top 75 after just seven weeks, but spent three more weeks in the chart after the release of "Whole Lotta History". Chemistry sold enough to be certified platinum. Chemistry debuted at number 34 on the Irish Albums Chart, and peaked at number 31 four weeks later. However, the album was certified platinum in Ireland. Track listing All tracks were produced by Brian Higgins and Xenomania. Credits adapted from the liner notes of Chemistry. Covers, samples and other appearances "Biology" samples the main riff from The Animals' "Club A-Gogo". "See the Day" was originally performed by Dee C. Lee. "It's Magic" is sung entirely by Nicola Roberts and appears as a B-side to "See the Day". "No Regrets" is sung entirely by Nadine Coyle. Charts Weekly charts Year-end chart Certifications Release history Other notes "Singapore", a track recorded during the album sessions that was not picked for the final album was later released on The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest