First Time (Robin Beck song)
"First Time" | ||||
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Single by Robin Beck | ||||
from the album Trouble or Nothin' | ||||
Released | October 14, 1988 | |||
Format | CD maxi, 12" single, 12" maxi, 7" single | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Mercury, Metronome | |||
Writer(s) | Gavin Spencer, Tom Anthony, Terry Boyle | |||
Producer(s) | Gavin Spencer, Tom Anthony | |||
Robin Beck singles chronology | ||||
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"First Time" is singer Robin Beck's first significant chart hit, released in 1988. It was originally recorded for a Coca-Cola commercial in 1987, and was released originally in the United States on January 31, 1988, and subsequently released as a single. The single was released in the UK in October 1988 and climbed to No. 1 and spent three weeks there in November and December 1988, spending 14 weeks in total in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
At that time, in 1988, the song was covered in a Spanish version for the Latin American Coca-Cola campaign by Mexican singer Rocío Banquells, under the title "Primera Vez", released on her album "En El Alambre". This version became #1 for several weeks in most of Spanish language territories.
In 2003, the song was covered by Unique who achieved a minor success in Switzerland.
In 2006, Sunblock, an electronic music group from Sweden recorded a cover of the song with Robin Beck for their second single and it became their second Top 10 hit, charting at #9 on the UK Singles Chart (see 2006 in British music).
Music video
There were two (completely different) professionally filmed music videos for the single. One is almost exclusively performance footage of Beck and her band, shot in a style used by many 'Hair Metal' acts of the late 1980s. The other version is a "concept" video: At the beginning, Robin Beck is seen in her bathroom, applying mascara and checking her hair, then makes a quick phone call. She goes through her apartment and during your tour, you see scenes of her with her boyfriend. She looks out of a window before watching television (more scenes of her with her boyfriend). She flips through a magazine on the mantelpiece (more scenes), then makes another phone call. At the end of the video, the doorbell rings. Robin turns the television off and answers the door, but we don't see who is there.[2]
There is a third video for the song. In this third version, we see Robin and her guitar player in a Room with a Bed, a big Telephone and a big clock. The walls and floor are decorated in a black and white pattern. The audio is the same as in the Apt. Version.
Track listings
- Original version (1989)
- 12" maxi
- "First Time" (remix) — 3:18
- "First Time" (7" version) — 3:17
- "First Time" (instrumental) — 3:18
- 7" single
- "First Time" — 3:17
- "First Time" (instrumental) — 3:18
- CD maxi
- "First Time" — 3:17
- "First Time" (instrumental) — 3:18
- Unique version (2003)
- CD maxi
- "First Time" (radio edit djs@work RMX) — 3:12
- "First Time" (video mix free power mix) — 3:48
- "First Time" (club mix Patrick Bnton RMX) — 6:38
- "First Time" (Ibiza groove mix zero G RMX) — 5:48
- "First Time" (trance club mix Unique & toxic RMX) — 7:28
- "First Time" (extended mix djs@work RMX) — 6:52
- "First Time" (extended mix free power 4 hypnotic) — 6:35
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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France (SNEP)[3] | Silver | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[4] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5] | Gold | 25,000x |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Charts
Robin Beck version
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Cover versions
Chart (2003)1 | Peak position |
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Swiss Singles Singles[13] | 61 |
Chart (2006)2 | Peak position |
Finnish Singles Singles[14] | 6 |
Dutch Mega Top 100[14] | 48 |
Eurochart Hot 100[15] | 27 |
Irish IRMA Singles Singles[8] | 10 |
Spanish Singles Singles | 8 |
Swedish Singles Singles[14] | 32 |
UK Singles Singles[16] | 9 |
1 Unique featuring Robin Beck
2 Sunblock featuring Robin Beck
Preceded by "Orinoco Flow" by Enya |
UK number one single November 19, 1988 - December 3, 1988 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Mistletoe and Wine" by Cliff Richard |
Preceded by "Stop" by Sam Brown |
Norwegian VG-Lista number one single 52/1988 - 3/1989 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" by Will To Power |
Preceded by "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson |
Dutch number one single January 7, 1989 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Can't Stay Away from You" by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine |
Preceded by "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin |
German number one single January 13, 1989 - February 24, 1989 (7 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" by Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney |
Preceded by "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin |
Austrian number one single February 1, 1989 - March 1, 1989 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals |
Preceded by "Bring Me Edelweiss" by Edelweiss |
Swiss number one single February 12, 1989 (1 week) February 26, 1989 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Bring Me Edelweiss" by Edelweiss "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart" by Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney |
See also
- I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony), which also came to prominence via a Coca-Cola TV commercial
References
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 494–5. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "Robin Beck - The First Time". YouTube. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ↑ "French single certifications – Beck Robin – First Time" (in French). InfoDisc. Select BECK ROBIN and click OK
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Beck; 'First Time')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Robin Beck; 'First Time')". Hung Medien.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "First Time", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
- ↑ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 1, 1989". Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- 1 2 Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 4, 2008)
- ↑ 1989 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 4, 2008)
- ↑ 1989 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ↑ "First Time" by Unique, in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- 1 2 3 "First Time" by Sunclub, in various Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ↑ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ↑ UK Singles Chart (Sunblock version) Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 4, 2008)