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{{Infobox song
{{Single infobox2 |
| Name = First
| name = First
| Cover = First.jpg
| cover = Lindsay Lohan - First.jpg
| alt =
| Artist = [[Lindsay Lohan]]
| type = single
| from Album = [[Speak (album)|Speak]]
| Released = May [[2005]]
| artist = [[Lindsay Lohan]]
| album = [[Speak (Lindsay Lohan album)|Speak]] ''and'' [[Herbie: Fully Loaded#Soundtrack|Herbie: Fully Loaded (Original Soundtrack)]]
| Format = Digital Download
| B-side = Symptoms of You
| Recorded = —
| released = May 10, 2005
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]/[[Rock (music)|Rock]]
| Length = 3:29
| recorded = 2004
| studio = [[Henson Recording Studios]]
| Label = [[Casablanca label|Casablanca]]
| genre = [[Pop rock]]
| Writer = [[Kara DioGuardi]] <br> [[John Shanks]] <br> Lindsay Lohan
| length = 3:29
| Producer = [[Kara DioGuardi]] <br> [[John Shanks]]
| label = {{hlist|[[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]|[[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]}}
| Video director = [[Jake Nava]]
| writer = {{hlist|[[Kara DioGuardi]]|[[John Shanks]]}}
| Certification = Uncertified
| producer = {{hlist|John Shanks|Kara DioGuardi}}
| Chart position = <ul><li>#31 AUS</li></ul> <ul><li>#8 TAI</li></ul>
| chronology = [[Lindsay Lohan]]
| Last single = <small>"[[Over (song)|Over]]" <br />(2005)
| prev_title = [[Over (Lindsay Lohan song)|Over]]
| This single = <small>"First" <br />(2005)
| prev_year = 2004
| Next single = <small>"[[Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)|Confessions of a Broken Heart]]" <br />(2006)
| next_title = [[Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
}}
"First" is the third single of [[pop music]] [[singer]] [[Lindsay Lohan]]'s debut album [[Speak (album)|Speak]]. The song was released in May of 2005 with a video revolving around the Herbie The Love Bug theme since "First" also appeared on the soundtrack for [[Herbie: Fully Loaded]] in which Lohan starred. The song did not chart in the US but it did manage to peak at #4 on [[MTV]]'s ''[[TRL]]'' and spent several weeks bouncing up and down the countdown.
"'''First'''" is a song recorded by American actress and singer [[Lindsay Lohan]] for her debut studio [[album]] ''[[Speak (Lindsay Lohan album)|Speak]]'' (2004). It was released as the album's third and final single on May 10, 2005. "First" was also released to help promote the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] film ''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]'', in which it appears on the [[Herbie: Fully Loaded#Soundtrack|soundtrack]]. Lohan starred in the film.

The song is about wanting to come first in her boyfriend's life. "First" failed to chart in the United States.

==Background and recording==
"First" was written and produced by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, who would later produce Lohan's second album ''[[A Little More Personal (Raw)]]''. The song was recorded in 2004 at [[Henson Recording Studios]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. She had been recording and filming the movie back-to-back. DioGuardi and [[Cory Rooney]], who wrote and produced Lohan's first single "[[Rumors (Lindsay Lohan song)|Rumors]]", provided background vocals for the song.<ref name="cover-paradise.to">{{cite web|url=http://cover-paradise.to/?Module=ViewEntry&ID=431498 |title=eCover.to - Lindsay Lohan - First |website=Cover-paradise.to |date= |access-date=2012-08-29}}</ref>

"Speak", the title track from the album, was originally going to be released as the third single. [[Angela Robinson (director)|Angela Robinson]], director of ''Herbie: Fully Loaded'', looked at Lohan's album to see if she could find a track that could be incorporated in the film. She enjoyed listening to "First" and approached Lohan about it being released as the next single. Even though the song is about wanting to be the first person in a boyfriend's life, in the context of the film, however, it is taken as wanting to finish first in a car race.

==Critical reception==
[[Stylus Magazine]] called the song and the second ("Nobody 'Til You") track "promising", while criticizing the other songs on the album.<ref name=stylus>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lindsay-lohan/speak.htm|title=Lindsay Lohan: Speak|last=Merwin|first=Charles|date=7 December 2004|magazine=Stylus Magazine|access-date=6 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510053209/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lindsay-lohan/speak.htm|archive-date=10 May 2012}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
"First" failed to chart on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] or the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart. The single charted at number 31 in Australia, number 41 in Switzerland, and at number 74 in Germany.

==Music video==
The accompanying [[music video]] for "First" began shooting in May 2005, after Lohan had recently bleached her auburn hair blonde. The music video was directed by [[Jake Nava]], who directed her previous singles "Rumors" and "[[Over (Lindsay Lohan song)|Over]]". The music video takes place in a garage-like arena in the middle of a race. Lohan and her band sing the song from a stage right next to the track, while clips from ''Herbie: Fully Loaded'' play. Lohan also sings and dances beside [[Herbie]], the anthropomorphic [[Volkswagen Beetle]].

==Live performance==
Lohan performed "First" at [[KIIS-FM]] 102.7 [[Wango Tango]] event in 2005. She also performed "Speak", the album's title track.<ref name=popmatters>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/concerts/enwiki/w/wango-tango-2005.shtml|title=KIIS-FM'S Wango Tango featuring Gwen Stefani, Ludacris, Lindsay Lohan, The Backstreet Boys and More|last=MacIntosh|first=Dan|date=May 2005|magazine=Pop Matters|access-date=10 February 2010}}</ref>

==Track listing and formats==
;CD single
#"First" – 3:29
#"Symptoms of You" – 2:55

;Maxi single
#"First" – 3:29
#"Symptoms of You" – 2:55
#"Rumors" (The Sharp Boys Club Gossip Vocal Remix) – 7:23
#"First" (Instrumental) – 3:28

;Japanese CD single<ref name="cover-paradise.to"/>
#"First" – 3:29
#"First" (Instrumental) – 3:28

==Weekly charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "First"
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|31|artist=Lindsay Lohan|song=First|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 28, 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|74|artist=Lindsay Lohan|song=First|songid=104415|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 28, 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|41|artist=Lindsay Lohan|song=First|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 28, 2023}}
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "First"
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| May 10, 2005
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-06.pdf|format=PDF|title=Radio & Records|date=2005-05-06|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Japan
| July 21, 2005
| rowspan="3"| [[CD single|CD]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICU-5012|title=FIRST LINDSAY LOHAN CD Maxi|website=Cdjapan.co.jp|access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
| July 25, 2005
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Lindsay-Lohan/dp/B000A5EM5E|title=First|access-date=20 March 2022|website=Amazon.de}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| August 8, 2005
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue806.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222438/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/issue806.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-22|title=The ARIA Report: Issue 806|website=Webarchive.nla.gov.au|access-date=20 March 2022}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lindsay Lohan}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:First (Song)}}
[[Category:2005 singles]]
[[Category:Lindsay Lohan songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by John Shanks]]
[[Category:Songs written by Kara DioGuardi]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Jake Nava]]
[[Category:Songs written by John Shanks]]
[[Category:2004 songs]]
[[Category:Casablanca Records singles]]
[[Category:Hollywood Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 12:29, 30 August 2024

"First"
Single by Lindsay Lohan
from the album Speak and Herbie: Fully Loaded (Original Soundtrack)
B-side"Symptoms of You"
ReleasedMay 10, 2005
Recorded2004
StudioHenson Recording Studios
GenrePop rock
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • John Shanks
  • Kara DioGuardi
Lindsay Lohan singles chronology
"Over"
(2004) 		"First"
(2005) 		"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)"
(2005)

"First" is a song recorded by American actress and singer Lindsay Lohan for her debut studio album Speak (2004). It was released as the album's third and final single on May 10, 2005. "First" was also released to help promote the Disney film Herbie: Fully Loaded, in which it appears on the soundtrack. Lohan starred in the film.

The song is about wanting to come first in her boyfriend's life. "First" failed to chart in the United States.

Background and recording

[edit]

"First" was written and produced by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, who would later produce Lohan's second album A Little More Personal (Raw). The song was recorded in 2004 at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood. She had been recording and filming the movie back-to-back. DioGuardi and Cory Rooney, who wrote and produced Lohan's first single "Rumors", provided background vocals for the song.[1]

"Speak", the title track from the album, was originally going to be released as the third single. Angela Robinson, director of Herbie: Fully Loaded, looked at Lohan's album to see if she could find a track that could be incorporated in the film. She enjoyed listening to "First" and approached Lohan about it being released as the next single. Even though the song is about wanting to be the first person in a boyfriend's life, in the context of the film, however, it is taken as wanting to finish first in a car race.

Critical reception

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Stylus Magazine called the song and the second ("Nobody 'Til You") track "promising", while criticizing the other songs on the album.[2]

Chart performance

[edit]

"First" failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 or the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The single charted at number 31 in Australia, number 41 in Switzerland, and at number 74 in Germany.

Music video

[edit]

The accompanying music video for "First" began shooting in May 2005, after Lohan had recently bleached her auburn hair blonde. The music video was directed by Jake Nava, who directed her previous singles "Rumors" and "Over". The music video takes place in a garage-like arena in the middle of a race. Lohan and her band sing the song from a stage right next to the track, while clips from Herbie: Fully Loaded play. Lohan also sings and dances beside Herbie, the anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle.

Live performance

[edit]

Lohan performed "First" at KIIS-FM 102.7 Wango Tango event in 2005. She also performed "Speak", the album's title track.[3]

Track listing and formats

[edit]
CD single
  1. "First" – 3:29
  2. "Symptoms of You" – 2:55
Maxi single
  1. "First" – 3:29
  2. "Symptoms of You" – 2:55
  3. "Rumors" (The Sharp Boys Club Gossip Vocal Remix) – 7:23
  4. "First" (Instrumental) – 3:28
Japanese CD single[1]
  1. "First" – 3:29
  2. "First" (Instrumental) – 3:28

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "First"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 31
Germany (GfK)[5] 74
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 41

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "First"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States May 10, 2005 Contemporary hit radio Casablanca [7]
Japan July 21, 2005 CD [8]
Germany July 25, 2005 [9]
Australia August 8, 2005 [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "eCover.to - Lindsay Lohan - First". Cover-paradise.to. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  2. ^ Merwin, Charles (7 December 2004). "Lindsay Lohan: Speak". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. ^ MacIntosh, Dan (May 2005). "KIIS-FM'S Wango Tango featuring Gwen Stefani, Ludacris, Lindsay Lohan, The Backstreet Boys and More". Pop Matters. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Lindsay Lohan – First". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lindsay Lohan – First" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lindsay Lohan – First". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 2005-05-06. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ "FIRST LINDSAY LOHAN CD Maxi". Cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. ^ "First". Amazon.de. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 806" (PDF). Webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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