nalick's first single from her "wreck of the day" album was "breathe (2 am)", which peaked at no. 45 u.s. and went 3× platinum on the "billboard" hot 100, and went huge on adult contemporary and adult top 40. it was heavily played on aaa and hot ac stations across the u.s., along with light airplay on pop stations, and nalick became one of 2005's biggest newcomers. her video for the track got very heavy airplay on vh1 and some mtv airplay as well. at the time of the writing, "wreck of the day" has sold over 615,000 copies with a gold certification from the riaa, and a no. 20 peak on the "billboard" 200. in new zealand, "wreck of the day" reached the top 15 albums on the top 40 albums chart.