| First Day Out | |
| Cover: | Tee Grizzley - First Day Out single cover.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tee Grizzley |
| Album: | My Moment |
| Released: | November 7, 2016 |
| Recorded: | October 2016[1] |
| Studio: | United Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan |
| Label: | 300 |
| Producer: | Helluva |
| Next Title: | Second Day Out |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"First Day Out" is a song by American rapper Tee Grizzley. It was released on November 7, 2016, by 300 Entertainment as the lead single from his debut mixtape, My Moment (2017).[2] It was written by Tee Grizzley and Helluva, and produced by the latter.[3]
The single peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Tee Grizzley was released from Michigan prison in October 2016 and recorded the song on the same day.[1]
This song is about how he went to jail, what it was like, and how it felt when he was released. The song went viral in a video of then Cleveland Cavaliers player LeBron James taking a video to this song, creating the "LeBron James Challenge", where people post videos of themselves reenacting James's movements in the video.[4]
The music video of "First Day Out" was uploaded to YouTube on Joseph McFashion's "4sho Magazine" channel on November 7, 2016.[5] It was directed by Nick Margetic and Everett Stewart.
On February 5, 2018, the official remix was released featuring American rapper Meek Mill.[6]