The First Night
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| Single by Monica | ||||||||||
| from the album The Boy is Mine | ||||||||||
| Released | July 7, 1998 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, vinyl single, cassette single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop soul | |||||||||
| Length | 3:55 | |||||||||
| Label | Arista 13522 |
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| Writer(s) | Jermaine Dupri, Tamara Savage, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer | |||||||||
| Producer | Jermaine Dupri | |||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |||||||||
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"The First Night" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by Jermaine Dupri, Tamara Savage, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer and produced by rapper-producer Jermaine Dupri, incorporating a sample of Diana Ross's 1976 recording "Love Hangover," penned by Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer.
Following the successful chart performances of previous singles "The Boy Is Mine" with Brandy," the song was released on July 7, 1998 as the album's second single. "The First Night" became one of Monica's biggest successes in years, topping both U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Monica's first chart solo topper.
A remix version with rapper and also producer Jermaine "JD" Dupri and R.O.C. appeared on Monica's 1999 CD single Angel of Mine. The Jermaine "JD" Dupri-produced song was released on his hit collection Y'all Know What This Is... The Hits in 2007.
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[edit] Chart performance
"The First Night" was one of Monica's biggest worldwide hits, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts, spenting six weeks at number-one on the chart. It, however, became Monica's sixth domestical top 10 hit of her career (following Top 10 singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)", "Before You Walk Out of My Life", "For You I Will") and her second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 since "The Boy Is Mine" in early 1998. "The First Night" stayed in the top forty for twenty weeks and was ranked eigthteen on the Hot 100 1998 year-end charts.
The song also spent six consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It was ranked on the top ten of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 1998 year-end charts. The song also spent one week on top of the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song also peaked within the top ten in Canada and United Kingdom, the top 20 in New Zealand, and the top 30 in Australia and Ireland.
[edit] Music video
In the music video, Monica is seen dancing in a tight, white top and long khaki pants with a crowd of dancers. Throughout the video, there are cuts of Monica standing up in a white dress & sitting down on a long couch holding a camera. Other cuts show boys on the couch then girls on the couch & Monica on the couch with her lover. The instrumental break features breakdancing then cuts back to the dance with the crowd. The video ends with Monica rejecting her lovers kiss while they are seated on the couch.
[edit] Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "The First Night".
[edit] US CD5/Cassette Single
- "The First Night" - 3:55
- "'Cross the Room" - 3:51
[edit] UK 3 Track CD Single
- "The First Night" 3:55
- "Before You Walk Out of My Life" - 4:53
- "Like This and Like That" - 4:41
[edit] US Remixes CD single
- "The First Night" (So so def remix)
- "The First Night" (Booker T vocal Mix)
- "The First Night" (Razor N' Guido radio edit)
- "The First Night" (Razor N' Guido club mix)
[edit] Charts
[edit] Weekly charts
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[edit] Year-end charts
[edit] Decade-end charts
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[edit] See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1998 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1998 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance singles of 1998 (U.S.)
[edit] References
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Monica – The First Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Monica – The First Night" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Monica search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – Monica – The First Night". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Monica – The First Night" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Monica.com — official Monica site
- Monica music videos — watch "The First Night" at LAUNCHcast
