"
Potential Breakup Song" is a
song co-written and performed by American
pop rock duo
Aly & AJ, and is the first
single from their second
studio album,
Insomniatic. It was a very successful single in the summer and early fall of
2007, topping many video countdowns, and becoming Aly & AJ's most successful single to date. At the time, was highest selling single by a
Hollywood Records artist, as it was certified platinum by the
RIAA for sales over 1,000,000 copies.
Time magazine ranked "Potential Breakup Song" the ninth best song of 2007. The song received positive reviews from other music critics as well, many praising its lyrical content and its maturity, as well as the "adventurous" synth-based production.