Feels Like the First Time (Sinitta song)

"Feels Like the First Time"
Single by Sinitta
from the album Sinitta!
ReleasedApril 1986
Recorded1986
GenrePop
Length3:45
LabelFanfare Records
Songwriter(s)James George Hargreaves
Producer(s)James George Hargreaves
Sinitta singles chronology
"So Macho"
(1985)
"Feels Like the First Time"
(1986)
"Toy Boy"
(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

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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

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  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

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Charts 45
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

References

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  1. ^ Kemp, Gary (8–21 October 1986). "Singles reviewed by Gary and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 8, no. 21. p. 69. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ discogs.com
  3. ^ discogs.com
  4. ^ "Hot Crossover 30". Billboard. April 4, 1987. p. 16. ProQuest 1438656542.
  5. ^ billboard.com
  6. ^ billboard.com
  7. ^ billboard.com