| "First Time" | ||||
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| Single by Lifehouse | ||||
| from the album Who We Are | ||||
| Released | May 7, 2007 | |||
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| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jude Cole | |||
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"First Time" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse and it is the first single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are (2007). The song was written by lead singer Jason Wade alongside Jude Cole, who produced the song. Wade felt it was urgent to write the track and said that he had to think deep to write it. Musically, "First Time" is a power pop song that contains alternative rock with a theme about the early stages of romance. The track was first released as a digital download on May 7, 2007, by Geffen Records. It was then solicited to mainstream radio on May 15, 2007.
The song received positive reviews from critics who compared it to Lifehouse's "Hanging by a Moment". It charted at number 26 and number 47 respectively in the United States and Canada, and later charted in New Zealand at number 31. The song's music video premiered on AOLmusic.com and The N on June 29, 2007. It features clips of real couples falling in love for the first time. Lifehouse has performed the song live on late-night national television shows.