Feels Like the First Time (Sinitta song) explained

Feels Like the First Time
Cover:Sinitta Feels like the first time.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Sinitta
Album:Sinitta!
Released:April 1986
Recorded:1986
Genre:Pop
Length:3:45
Label:Fanfare Records
Producer:James George Hargreaves
Prev Title:So Macho
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Toy Boy
Next Year:1987

"Feels Like the First Time" is a song by American-British singer Sinitta. The song was released in 1986 as her self-titled debut album's third single. The song performed poorly, peaking at number 45 in the UK in August 1986. It spent 5 weeks on the chart, whereas, in contrast, "So Macho" the album's second single had been on the UK chart for 28 weeks in 1986, peaking at number 2.

Critical reception

In a review published in Smash Hits, Gary and Martin Kemp of the Spandau Ballet band were critical of "Feels Like the First Time", stating they "hate[d] this sort of record" as they considered it tasteless and a "pure production-line soul" which "[took] the human element out"; however, they stated that "So Macho" was "worse".[1]

Track listings

  1. "Feels Like the First Time" - 3:45
  2. "Feels Like the First Time" (Instrumental Dub Mix) - 3:45
  1. "Feels Like the First Time" (Special Extended Club Mix) - 6:41
  2. "Feels Like the First Time" (Instrumental Dub Mix) - 6:26

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
UK Singles Charts45
US Hot Crossover 30 (Billboard)[4] 25
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] 63
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[6] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 4

Notes and References

  1. Singles reviewed by Gary and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet . . 8 . 21 . 8–21 October 1986 . Kemp . Gary . Gary Kemp . 69 . 0260-3004 . World Radio History . 28 December 2023.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Sinitta-Feels-Like-The-First-Time/release/1081374 discogs.com
  3. http://www.discogs.com/Sinitta-Feels-Like-The-First-Time/release/857877 discogs.com
  4. Hot Crossover 30. Billboard. April 4, 1987. 16. .
  5. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-04-11/r-b-hip-hop-songs billboard.com
  6. billboard.com
  7. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-03-14/dance-club-play-songs billboard.com