The First Time | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 10 November 2023 | |||
Genre | Pop rap [1] | |||
Length | 51:30 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer |
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The Kid Laroi chronology | ||||
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Singles from The First Time | ||||
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The First Time is the debut studio album by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi. It was released on 10 November 2023 through Columbia. The album contains guest appearances from Jungkook, Central Cee, Future, BabyDrill, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Robert Glasper, and D4vd. Production was handled by FnZ, Parisi, Omer Fedi, Blake Slatkin, Bnyx, F1lthy, Emile Haynie, Clams Casino, Michael Uzowuru, Shellback, Cirkut, Louis Bell, and Mk.gee, among others. [2]
In January 2022, Laroi first revealed the then-potential title of the album before referring to it as Kids Are Growing Up in March. [3] On 12 January 2023, Laroi posted an album trailer on YouTube, first teasing the album title and announcing the lead single " Love Again". [4] To release "the best music possible", he had "to take some time away from everything". [5] The era officially kicked off on 19 January with a 95-second intro song "I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was (Intro)", which did not end up on the final tracklist. [6] In an interview with Billboard in February, he explained that his debut was born out of "little ideas" and distanced himself from his previous mixtape F*ck Love 3, calling it "immature" and "a heat of the moment statement". [7] On 2 August, after four months of silence on the project, he announced that the album was finished, except for mixing and mastering. [8] He referred to the record as "the best music" he had ever made up to that point, and mentioned a short film accompanying the album release. [9] The rapper and singer reassured fans of The First Time being his best work in an official announcement post of the album on 25 October, following the release of the single " Too Much" with Jungkook and Central Cee. [10] Laroi shared the album tracklist on 1 November in an Instagram post. [11]
The lead single of the album, " Love Again", was released on 27 January 2023. [12] The second single, "Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1)", was released on 10 February 2023. [13] The third single, "Where Do Your Spirit Go?", was released on 21 April 2023. [14] The fourth single, " Too Much", a collaboration with South Korean singer Jungkook and British rapper Central Cee, was released on 20 October 2023. [15] The fifth single, "What Just Happened", was released exactly a week later. [16] The sixth single, " Bleed", was released exactly a week after that. [17] The seventh and final single, "What's the Move?", a collaboration with American rappers Future and BabyDrill, was released on 8 November 2023, two days before the album was released. [18]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 58/100 [19] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [20] |
The Guardian | [21] |
NME | [1] |
Slant Magazine | [22] |
The First Time received mixed reviews from music critics. According to Slant, "The First Time features some of his weakest hooks to date and a slew of songs that are so unsatisfyingly short so as to feel half-finished." [22]
In Australia, The First Time debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming Laroi's second top-three entry, following F*ck Love. [23] It became his second top-40 album in the United Kingdom, entering the UK Albums Chart at number 29. [24]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sorry" |
| 3:12 | |
2. | " Bleed" |
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| 2:49 |
3. | "I Thought That I Needed You" |
| 2:51 | |
4. | "Where Do You Sleep?" |
|
| 3:12 |
5. | " Too Much" (with Jungkook and Central Cee) |
|
| 3:23 |
6. | "Tear Me Apart" |
| Cunningham | 1:54 |
7. | "Strangers (Interlude)" | C. Howard | 0:25 | |
8. | "Nights Like This" |
| Clams Casino | 1:26 |
9. | "What's the Move?" (with Future and BabyDrill) |
|
| 3:19 |
10. | "Strangers Pt. 2 (Interlude)" |
| 0:43 | |
11. | "Call Me Instead" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Robert Glasper) |
|
| 3:17 |
12. | "Deserve You" |
|
| 2:37 |
13. | "What Went Wrong???" |
|
| 2:37 |
14. | "The Line" (with D4vd) |
|
| 2:32 |
15. | "What Just Happened" |
| 2:42 | |
16. | "You" |
|
| 2:16 |
17. | " Love Again" |
| 2:26 | |
18. | "Where Does Your Spirit Go?" |
|
| 3:25 |
19. | "You Never Forget Your First Time..." |
| 2:04 | |
20. | "Kids Are Growing Up" |
| 4:20 | |
Total length: | 51:30 |
Notes
Musicians
Technical
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [25] | 3 |
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums ( ARIA) [26] | 1 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [27] | 50 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [28] | 16 |
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [29] | 19 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [30] | 41 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [31] | 165 |
Irish Albums ( OCC) [32] | 33 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [33] | 7 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [34] | 3 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [35] | 78 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [36] | 29 |
US Billboard 200 [37] | 26 |
The First Time | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 10 November 2023 | |||
Genre | Pop rap [1] | |||
Length | 51:30 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer |
| |||
The Kid Laroi chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from The First Time | ||||
|
The First Time is the debut studio album by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi. It was released on 10 November 2023 through Columbia. The album contains guest appearances from Jungkook, Central Cee, Future, BabyDrill, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Robert Glasper, and D4vd. Production was handled by FnZ, Parisi, Omer Fedi, Blake Slatkin, Bnyx, F1lthy, Emile Haynie, Clams Casino, Michael Uzowuru, Shellback, Cirkut, Louis Bell, and Mk.gee, among others. [2]
In January 2022, Laroi first revealed the then-potential title of the album before referring to it as Kids Are Growing Up in March. [3] On 12 January 2023, Laroi posted an album trailer on YouTube, first teasing the album title and announcing the lead single " Love Again". [4] To release "the best music possible", he had "to take some time away from everything". [5] The era officially kicked off on 19 January with a 95-second intro song "I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was (Intro)", which did not end up on the final tracklist. [6] In an interview with Billboard in February, he explained that his debut was born out of "little ideas" and distanced himself from his previous mixtape F*ck Love 3, calling it "immature" and "a heat of the moment statement". [7] On 2 August, after four months of silence on the project, he announced that the album was finished, except for mixing and mastering. [8] He referred to the record as "the best music" he had ever made up to that point, and mentioned a short film accompanying the album release. [9] The rapper and singer reassured fans of The First Time being his best work in an official announcement post of the album on 25 October, following the release of the single " Too Much" with Jungkook and Central Cee. [10] Laroi shared the album tracklist on 1 November in an Instagram post. [11]
The lead single of the album, " Love Again", was released on 27 January 2023. [12] The second single, "Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1)", was released on 10 February 2023. [13] The third single, "Where Do Your Spirit Go?", was released on 21 April 2023. [14] The fourth single, " Too Much", a collaboration with South Korean singer Jungkook and British rapper Central Cee, was released on 20 October 2023. [15] The fifth single, "What Just Happened", was released exactly a week later. [16] The sixth single, " Bleed", was released exactly a week after that. [17] The seventh and final single, "What's the Move?", a collaboration with American rappers Future and BabyDrill, was released on 8 November 2023, two days before the album was released. [18]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 58/100 [19] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [20] |
The Guardian | [21] |
NME | [1] |
Slant Magazine | [22] |
The First Time received mixed reviews from music critics. According to Slant, "The First Time features some of his weakest hooks to date and a slew of songs that are so unsatisfyingly short so as to feel half-finished." [22]
In Australia, The First Time debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming Laroi's second top-three entry, following F*ck Love. [23] It became his second top-40 album in the United Kingdom, entering the UK Albums Chart at number 29. [24]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Sorry" |
| 3:12 | |
2. | " Bleed" |
|
| 2:49 |
3. | "I Thought That I Needed You" |
| 2:51 | |
4. | "Where Do You Sleep?" |
|
| 3:12 |
5. | " Too Much" (with Jungkook and Central Cee) |
|
| 3:23 |
6. | "Tear Me Apart" |
| Cunningham | 1:54 |
7. | "Strangers (Interlude)" | C. Howard | 0:25 | |
8. | "Nights Like This" |
| Clams Casino | 1:26 |
9. | "What's the Move?" (with Future and BabyDrill) |
|
| 3:19 |
10. | "Strangers Pt. 2 (Interlude)" |
| 0:43 | |
11. | "Call Me Instead" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Robert Glasper) |
|
| 3:17 |
12. | "Deserve You" |
|
| 2:37 |
13. | "What Went Wrong???" |
|
| 2:37 |
14. | "The Line" (with D4vd) |
|
| 2:32 |
15. | "What Just Happened" |
| 2:42 | |
16. | "You" |
|
| 2:16 |
17. | " Love Again" |
| 2:26 | |
18. | "Where Does Your Spirit Go?" |
|
| 3:25 |
19. | "You Never Forget Your First Time..." |
| 2:04 | |
20. | "Kids Are Growing Up" |
| 4:20 | |
Total length: | 51:30 |
Notes
Musicians
Technical
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [25] | 3 |
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums ( ARIA) [26] | 1 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [27] | 50 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [28] | 16 |
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [29] | 19 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [30] | 41 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [31] | 165 |
Irish Albums ( OCC) [32] | 33 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [33] | 7 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [34] | 3 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [35] | 78 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [36] | 29 |
US Billboard 200 [37] | 26 |