"For the First Time" is a song co-written and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist Darius Rucker. It was released to radio on July 24, 2017 as the second single from his fifth country studio album, ''

When Was the Last Time ''When Was the Last Time'' is the seventh studio album and fifth in the country genre by American country music singer Darius Rucker. It was released on Capitol Records Nashville on October 20, 2017. Content " If I Told You" was released as the ...

''. Rucker wrote the song with

Derek George Derek George (born in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist currently signed to Spirit Music Group. He is known for his work in Pearl River and Williams Riley, and his frequent collaborations ...

and Scooter Carusoe.

Commercial performance

The song has sold 90,000 copies in the United States as of June 2018. It was certified Platinum by

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(RIAA) in 2021 for equivalent sales of 1,000,000 units.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Wright and premiered in October 2017.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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