"For the First Time" is a song by Irish alternative rock band The Script. Written by band members Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan, the song was released on August 20, 2010 as the lead single from the band's second studio album Science & Faith. It debuted at number one on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming The Script's first number-one single.[2]
Background
Danny O'Donoghue of The Script told the story behind the song in an interview with Merrick, Dools & Ricki-Lee on Sydney radio station Nova 96.9. Said O'Donoghue: "The song 'For the First Time' was about a time when we got back after touring around the world. We wanted to press palms with the people who had really gotten us there, and we got home and realised there's a stark reality out there, the recession, people are losing their jobs and their valuable things, and we thought, it almost pales in comparison to your news. We started the song, and it ended up being a bit bleak and we felt we really needed a great message in these, to turn it around... so we needed a message of hope, as people are being stripped of all these things they're realising what's really important. It's all about going back to basics: drinking cheap wine, eating your dinner off the floor. That's when you meet each other for the first time, when you have nothing."
Music video
The music video features band members of The Script within a studio and clips of a couple who have emigrated from Ireland to New York. One of the characters in the music video is played by Eve Hewson, daughter of U2's Bono.[3][4]
[edit]Chart performance
"For the First Time" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number-one on 10 September 2010, knocking Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" from the top spot. This marks the band's first number-one single and third top ten hit in Ireland. On its second week on the chart, the single remained at the top spot. The single debuted at number-five on the UK Singles Chart before moving up to number-four the following week. In Australia, "For the First Time" debuted and peaked at number-twelve on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. It has also reached #21 on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs Chart and #45 on the Billboard Hot 100. This is their third song that has hit both of these charts.
[edit]Personnel
- Songwriting and production – Danny O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan
- Additional production, additional keyboards and guitars – Andrew Frampton
- Drums, guitars, keyboards and vocals – The Script
- Bass – Ben Sargeant
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[edit]Charts and certifications
[edit]Chart positions
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
- ^ "For the First Time - Single by The Script - Download For the First Time - Single on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ a b "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. GfK.
- ^ "Singer Bono | Eve Hewson | The Strips | Latest Music Video | Sean Penn - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "Bono's daughter stars in Script video - RTÉ Ten". Rte.ie. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ (2010) Album notes for Science & Faith by The Script [Liner Notes]. RCA, Sony Music.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – The Script – For The First Time". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – The Script – For The First Time".ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Script – For The First Time" (in Dutch).Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Script – For The First Time" (in French).Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "The Script Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100for The Script. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – The Script – For The First Time".Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?tag=relcharts
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – The Script – For The First Time". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Script – For The First Time" (in Dutch).Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Script – For The First Time swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Script Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for The Script. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ "The Script Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100for The Script. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ^ "The Script Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for The Script. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ Top 50 Singles Chart Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2010-10-24.
The Script - For The First Time LyricsFor The First Time Lyrics She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart While i'm drinking jack all alone in my local bar And we don't know how we got into this mad situation Only doing things out of frustration Trying to make it work but man these times are hard She needs me now but I can't seem to find a time I've git a new job now in the umemploymentline And we don't know we got into this mess it's a gods test Someone hulp us cause we're doing our best Trying to make it work but man these times are hard But we're gunna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine Sit talking up all night Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah We're smiling but we're close to tears Even after all these years We just now got the feeling that we're meeting For the first time She's in line at the door with her head held high While I just lost my job but didn't lose my flight But we both know how we're gonna make it work when it hurts When you pick yourself up you get kicked in the dirt Trying to make it work but man these times are hard But we're gunna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah We're smiling but we're close to tears Even after all these years We just now got the feeling that we're meeting For the first time Drinking old cheap bottles of wine Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah We're smiling but we're close to tears Even after all these years We just now got the feeling that we're meeting For the first time For the first time Oh, for the first time Yeah, for the first time http://www.elyricsworld.com/for_the_first_time_lyrics_the_script.html Oh these times are hard Yeah they're making us crazy Don't give up on me baby Oh these times are hard Yeah they're making us crazy Don't give up on me baby Oh these times are hard Yeah they're making us crazy Don't give up on me baby Oh these times are hard Yeah they're making us crazy Don't give up on me baby | ||||||||||||||
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