"First Day of My Life" is a single from the album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by American band Bright Eyes, released on February 7, 2005. The song reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The video was directed by John Cameron Mitchell.
History
The song was listed at number 266 on Pitchfork Medias "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".
The music video shows a mix of couples and single people, all wearing headphones while sitting on a couch. The video received a Special Recognition in the 2006 GLAAD Media Awards due to its inclusion of gay and lesbian couples.
The song can be heard in the films The Bubble (2006) and Elvis and Anabelle (2007), as well as on the episode of The Sarah Silverman Program entitled "Just Breve" (S03 E08; 2010). It was also featured in the episode of the NBC series Chuck entitled "Chuck Versus the Last Details" (S04 E23).
The song has been used for a number of commercials, notably in a 2012 Zillow commercial, as well as in a 2021 Citibank commercial.
James Corden selected the song as one of his favorites on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
In 2013, Stereogum ranked the song number 5 on their list of the 10 greatest Bright Eyes songs,
In 2020, Paste ranked the song number 7 on their list of the 15 greatest Bright Eyes songs.
The song has also been featured in the Netflix mini series Atypical (S02 E06; 2017), in the Showtime series Ray Donovan (S06 E12), and twice in the CW series Roswell, New Mexico (S01 E06; S02 E05).
Track listing
- "First Day of My Life" (Conor Oberst)
- "When the President Talks to God" (Oberst)
- "True Blue" (Oberst)
Personnel
- Conor Oberst – voice, guitar; keyboards and piano on track 3
- Jesse Harris – guitar
- Tim Luntzel – bass
Certifications
Release history
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