First Time (Liam Payne song)

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"First Time"
Single by Liam Payne and French Montana
from the EP First Time
Released17 August 2018 (2018-08-17)
Genre R&B [1]
Length3:12
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Liam Payne singles chronology
"Familiar"
(2018)		"First Time"
(2018)		"Polaroid"
(2018)
Music video
"First Time" on YouTube

"First Time" is a song by English singer Liam Payne and Moroccan-American rapper French Montana. The song was released on 17 August 2018 as the lead single from his debut extended play, First Time . [2]

Contents

Background and composition

Payne released "First Time" on 17 August 2018 and announced the track listing for his EP First Time . [2] The track was written by Karim Kharbouch, Stephen McGregor, John Mitchell and BURNS. [3] Musically, the song has been described as a "Latin-infused track" and R&B. [4]

Music video

The music video for "First Time" was directed by Phillip R. Lopez and was released on 20 September 2018. [5] The music video was filmed in New York City and shows Payne walking through the neon lit city and down rain-dampened streets and driving with Montana. [6] [7] Payne spoke about the concept with Billboard stating, "We are basically shooting me through New York, and I've got this girl. She's put a spell on me. It's been known to happen many times. So I'm going to recreate that moment. [8]

Chart performance

"First Time" saw little commercial success, failing to chart on the UK Singles Chart and the UK Singles Top 40. [9] However, the song peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [10] The song also reached number 82 on the Scottish Singles Chart. [11]

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "First Time"
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tiparade) [12] 10
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [13] 27
Scotland (OCC) [11] 82
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [10] 68

Release history

Release history for "First Time"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various17 August 2018 Digital download Capitol [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Liam Payne Releases Music Video For First Time". Soundigest. 26 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Mike Neid (17 August 2018). "Liam Payne Announces Debut EP 'First Time' & The French Montana-Assisted Lead Single". Idolator . Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ↑ First Time (Digital liner notes). Liam Payne. Capitol Records. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Liam Payne Announces He Will Release a Brand New EP, First Time, on August 24". Universal Music Canada. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Phillip R. Lopez - Liam Payne" . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Madeline Roth (20 September 2018). "Liam Payne Chases After A 'Savage' Heartbreaker In 'First Time' Video". MTV . Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Brittany Spanos (21 September 2018). "Watch Liam Payne, French Montana's Late-Night Adventure in 'First Time' Video". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Brooke Bajgrowicz (1 October 2018). "Liam Payne Takes Fans Inside the Making Of 'First Time' With French Montana in BTS Video". Billboard . Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Liam Payne's new single has tanked". NME . 31 August 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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  13. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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