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"First Day of My Life"
Single by The Rasmus
from the album Dead Letters
B-side	"Since You've Been Gone" (UK only)
Released	15 October 2003 (Europe) 1 November 2004 (UK)
Recorded	June–December 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Alternative rock, alternative metal
Length	3:44
Label	Playground Music (Europe) Island Records (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Aki Hakala, Eero Heinonen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Lauri Ylönen
Producer(s)	Mikael Nord Martin Hansen
The Rasmus singles chronology
"In My Life" (2003) "First Day of My Life" (2003) "Funeral Song" (2004)

"First Day of My Life" is a song by the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's fifth album Dead Letters on 21 March 2003. It became one of numerous hit singles from the album, with the highest position being No. 4 in Finland.

The single was released on 15 October 2003 by the record label Playground Music. The single (which was the third from Dead Letters) features the music video of the song. UK edition also includes "Guilty" (live) and the b-side "Since You've Been Gone".

Lyrical meaning

Singer Lauri Ylönen explains the song as follows:

Flashing up from our German tour. We were watching a movie in the back of the tour bus, and in the movie there was a sentence "through the darkness". I took my guitar and made a chorus immediately. The song is about the band, being on tour and dreaming.

Single track listing

Original version (2003)

1. "First Day of My Life" - 3:44
2. The "First Day of My Life" music video as MPEG

UK edition (2004)

1. "First Day of My Life" - 3:44
2. "Guilty"
3. "Since You've Been Gone"
4. The "First Day of My Life" music video

Music video

The music video for "First Day of My Life" was shot on a speedway in Germany the same year. It was directed by Sven Bollinger and produced by Volker Steinmetz (Erste Liebe Filmproduktion) in Lausitzring.

Charts

References

1. Live Letters DVD booklet, November 22, 2004
2. "The Rasmus – First Day of My Life" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
3. "The Rasmus – First Day of My Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
4. "The Rasmus – First Day of My Life" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
5. "The Rasmus: First Day of My Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
6. "The Rasmus – First Day of My Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
7. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
8. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
9. "The Rasmus – First Day of My Life". Top Digital Download. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
11. "The Rasmus – First Day of My Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
12. "Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 05/2004" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
13. "The Rasmus – First Day of My Life". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
14. "The Rasmus – First Day of My Life". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
16. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

External links

• The Rasmus' official website
• Lyrics
• "First Day of My Life" music video on YouTube
• "First Day of My Life" fanlisting

• The Rasmus songs
• 2003 singles
• Rock ballads
• Songs written by Lauri Ylönen
• Playground Music Scandinavia singles
• 2003 songs