First Time (Lifehouse song)

Infobox Single
Name = First Time


Caption =
Artist = Lifehouse
from Album = Who We Are
A-side =
B-side =
Released = May 8, 2007
Format = CD Single Digital Download
Recorded = 2006 - 2007
Genre = Pop rock
Length = 3:22
Label = Geffen
Writer = Jason Wade, Jude Cole
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Blind" (2005)
This single = "First Time" (2007)
Next single = "Whatever It Takes" (2007)
Misc =

"First Time" is the first single from Lifehouse's fourth studio album "Who We Are".

On April 24, 2007, the band released the single to for radio airplay. Initially, the song played as an hourly feature on Star 98.7 in Los Angeles that day and was later released to general radio. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 48 in May [Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003586640 "T. Pain Tastes Hot 100 Glory With 'Drank'"] , Billboard.com, May 17, 2007.] , peaking at number 26. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=32520&model.vnuAlbumId=949138 Billboard Chart History] ] It was #74 on "MTV Asia"'s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. [MTV Asia. [http://www.mtvasia.com/Funstuff/Contests/MTVTop100Hits2007/top100.html "Top 100 Hits List"] . Retrieved 2007-12-27]

Various info

*The CD single for the song was released prior to the release of "Who We Are" in June 2007
*The band performed the song on the Tonight Show on 21 June, 2007
*The video premiered on the N on June 29. It repeated three times that night and was shown at the same times on June 30.
*The song is featured on the latest national campaign of Dodge commercials
*The song was played at the banner raising ceremony for the Atlanta Thrashers 2006-07 Southeaster Division Championship on October 5th, 2007
*The song, along with "Hanging by a Moment", was played during halftime at the 2008 Pro Bowl
*The song is featured on the 2007 compilation album "Now That's What I Call Music 26".

Music video

The music video for "First Time" starts out with the band in completely white outfits. The room is also white. When the first chorus is played, Jason Wade's guitar starts to turn orange, and then red. Eventually, the member's clothes turn all red, along with the room. The video also has people in love and kiss eventually throughout the video.

Chart performance

Charts

Track listing

US radio promo single
#"First Time" - 3:25

Australian commercial single
#"First Time"
#"You and Me" (Live In Portland)

References