| "First Day Out" | ||||
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| Single by Kodak Black | ||||
| Released | June 16, 2017 | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Derek Garcia * Dieuson Octave [1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Dyryk | |||
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| First Day Out on YouTube | ||||
"First Day Out" is a song recorded by American rapper Kodak Black. Produced by Dyryk, the song was his third non-album single and ninth career single.
The song is Black's first since his release from jail after a three-month sentence he received in early 2017 for violating his probation. [2] [3] [4] It was described by Stereogum as "the latest in a growing tradition of songs that rappers record immediately after returning from prison." [2] The song lyrically discusses Black hiding drugs in his jail cell and celebrating freedom upon his release. [2] [5]
The song was also released alongside a music video, Black's first since the jail sentence, which features him "relishing his freedom with bags of money, delicious food, and sporty cars." [6] [7] Directed by 20K, the video "opens with Black hugging his mom and surveying his surroundings," [8] before "celebrating with friends, partying and balling out upon his return home." [9] [10]
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 61 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] | 27 |
| US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [13] | 20 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [14] | 80 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [15] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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