For the First Time (Darius Rucker song)

"For the First Time" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music 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.^[1] Rucker wrote the song with Derek George and Scooter Carusoe.

"For the First Time"
Single by Darius Rucker
from the album When Was the Last Time
Released	July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)
Genre	Country
Length	3:17
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Darius Rucker Derek George Scooter Carusoe
Producer(s)	Ross Copperman
Darius Rucker singles chronology
"If I Told You" (2016) "For the First Time" (2017) "Straight to Hell" (2018)

Commercial performance

The song has sold 90,000 copies in the United States as of June 2018.^[2] It was certified Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2021 for equivalent sales of 1,000,000 units.^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Wright and premiered in October 2017.^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 6 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 58 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 7 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 8 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.