"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.
Background and composition Payne released "First Time" on 17 August 2018 and announced the track listing for his EP First Time. The track was written by Karim Kharbouch, Stephen McGregor, John Mitchell and BURNS. Musically, the song has been described as a "Latin-infused track" and R&B.
Music video The music video for "First Time" was directed by Phillip R. Lopez and was released on 20 September 2018. 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. 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.
Chart performance "First Time" saw little commercial success, failing to chart on the UK Singles Chart and the UK Singles Top 40. However, the song peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. The song also reached number 82 on the Scottish Singles Chart.
Personnel
Musicians Liam Payne – vocals French Montana – featured artist
Production Matthew Burns – producer Di Genius – producer Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineering Jacob Richards – assistant mixing engineer David Nakaji – assistant mixing engineer Rashawn McLean – assistant mixing engineer Daniel Z – vocal engineer Mixx – vocal engineer OAK – engineering Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
Charts + Chart performance for "First Time" Chart (2018) Peakposition Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tiparade) 10 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 27
Release history + Release history for "First Time" Region Date Format Label Various 17 August 2018 Digital download Capitol
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