First Class (song)

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For other songs of the same name, see First class.

"First Class"
Single by Jack Harlow
from the album Come Home the Kids Miss You
ReleasedApril 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
GenrePop rap
Length2:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chahayed
  • Harlow
  • Harris
  • Charlie Handsome
Jack Harlow singles chronology
"Nail Tech"
(2022) 		"First Class"
(2022)
Music video
"First Class" on YouTube

"First Class" is a song by American rapper Jack Harlow, released through Atlantic Records and Generation Now as the second single from Harlow's second album Come Home the Kids Miss You on April 8, 2022.[1] The song was produced by Rogét Chahayed, BabeTruth, Charlie Handsome, Jasper Harris and Nickie Jon Pabón, and heavily samples the 2006 Fergie song "Glamorous", which features Ludacris and was produced by Polow da Don. The song went viral on TikTok before its release.[2]

"First Class" debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Harlow's second song (and first solo song) to top the chart, after his collaboration with Lil Nas X on "Industry Baby" in 2021. It was also his first to debut atop the chart. The song also entered atop the charts in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, peaked at number two in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, South Africa, Switzerland and the UK, and within the top ten in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

Background

Harlow posted a snippet of the track on social media on April 1, 2022, captioning it in part "How 'bout this one next?"[3] The snippet went viral on TikTok, with users responding to the song's "summery vibes",[4] with the clips featuring the song gaining a total of 28.8 million views before its official release.[5]

Composition

The song sees Harlow rapping about his "journey to success" and also "spelling out what's in store for his traveling companion" over a soft piano melody, which leads into Harlow interpolating the chorus of Fergie's 2006 song "Glamorous".[6][4] The track also contains a reference to Euphoria actor Angus Cloud.[7]

Music video

The video clip was made available along with the release of Come Home the Kids Miss You, at midnight on May 6, 2022. Parts of the video are in black and white and it features a cameo appearance from Brazilian singer Anitta.[8]

Live performances

On May 15, Harlow performed "First Class" at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. On June 26, Harlow performed "First Class" at the 2022 BET Awards alongside Brandy, who released a freestyle to the song's instrumental a month earlier.[9] On August 28, Harlow performed "First Class" at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, with Fergie joining him to perform "Glamorous", which Harlow sampled for "First Class".[10]

Commercial performance

"First Class" debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the year's first hip hop song to reach the top. It earned the biggest streaming week of 2022 so far, and the biggest opening week since Drake's "Way 2 Sexy" featuring Future and Young Thug in September 2021.[11] The song spent three non-consecutive weeks at number one and reached number one on the Radio Songs chart, becoming his first leader there.[12]

"First Class" debuted atop the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Harlow's first number one in the country.[13] It also debuted at number one in New Zealand,[14] making it Harlow's first solo number one and second overall chart-topping song after the Lil Nas X collaboration "Industry Baby".[15] "First Class" also debuted at number one on the Canadian Hot 100,[16] making it Harlow's first number-one song on the chart. The song debuted and peaked at number two in Austria,[17] Germany,[18] Ireland,[19] Lithuania,[20] South Africa and the UK,[21][22] and also debuted within the top ten in Denmark,[23] Finland,[24] the Netherlands,[25] Norway,[26] Sweden and Switzerland.[27][28]

Charts

Chart performance for "First Class"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[29] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[30] 32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[31] 36
Bulgaria (PROPHON)[32] 6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[33] 3
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[34] 38
Croatia (Billboard)[35] 14
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[36] 14
Denmark (Tracklisten)[23] 6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 6
France (SNEP)[37] 47
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 2
Global 200 (Billbard)[38] 2
Greece International (IFPI)[39] 2
Hungary (Single Top 40)[40] 24
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[41] 15
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[42] 7
India (IMI)[43] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 2
Italy (FIMI)[44] 48
Lebanon (OLT20)[45] 8
Lithuania (AGATA)[20] 2
Luxembourg (Billboard)[46] 2
Malaysia (RIM)[47] 12
Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[48] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 7
Portugal (AFP)[49] 11
Philippines (Billboard)[50] 24
Romania (Billboard)[51] 18
Singapore (RIAS)[52] 7
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[53] 58
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[54] 4
South Africa (RISA)[21] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 2
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[55] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[56] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[57] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[58] 2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[59] 1
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[60] 62

Certifications

Certifications for "First Class"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[61] 2× Platinum 140,000double-dagger
Austria (IFPI Austria)[62] Gold 15,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[63] 3× Platinum 240,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[64] Gold 45,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[65] Gold 200,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[66] Platinum 30,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[67] Platinum 10,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[68] Platinum 600,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "First Class"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various April 8, 2022
[1]
Italy April 11, 2022 Contemporary hit radio Warner [69]
Various April 29, 2022 CD single Atlantic [70]

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