“Chemistry” is the title track from Semisonic’s 2001 minor hit album. The track has been featured in many films and is incredibly catchy.

The song has all the elements of a brilliant pop song. From the drum introduction to the bouncy piano and catchy bass line you can tell it’s going to be good. The distorted guitar licks that are reminiscent of Oasis give it that polished production it needs to be perfect.

Lyrically, it’s quite whimsical with some nice quirky rhymes such as:

So for awhile we conducted experiments
In an apartment by the River Road
And we found out that the two things we put together had a
Bad tendency to explode

I was quite disappointed to find that the rest of the album isn’t up to the standard of this track but it’s well worth a listen.

Rating: 7
Also From this Band: Closing Time

Watch Video of “Chemistry”