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
Released April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
Length 2:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Rogét Chahayed
  • Jack Harlow
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Jasper Harris
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"Nail Tech"
(2022)		 "First Class"
(2022)

"First Class" is a song by American rapper Jack Harlow, released through Atlantic Records and Generation Now as the second single from Harlow's upcoming 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 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 is also his first to debut atop the chart. The song also entered atop the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada and New Zealand, peaked at number two in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania and the UK, and within the top ten in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

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 incorporating the chorus of Fergie's 2006 song "Glamorous".[6][4] The track also contains a reference to Euphoria actor Angus Cloud.[7]

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.[8]

"First Class" debuted atop the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Harlow's first number one in the country.[9] It also debuted at number one in New Zealand,[10] making it Harlow's first solo number one and second overall chart-topping song after the Lil Nas X collaboration "Industry Baby".[11] "First Class" also debuted at number one on the Canadian Hot 100,[12] making it Harlow's first number-one song on the chart. The song debuted and peaked at number two in Austria,[13] Germany,[14] Ireland,[15] Lithuania and the UK,[16][17] and also debuted within the top ten in Denmark,[18] Finland,[19] Norway,[20] Sweden and Switzerland.[21][22]

Charts

Chart performance for "First Class"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[23] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13]
[24]		 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 1
Croatia Songs (Billboard)[25] 14
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[26] 16
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 6
France (SNEP)[27] 109
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 2
Global 200 (Billbard)[28] 2
2
Lithuania (AGATA)[16] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[20] 8
Romania (Billboard)[30] 18
Singapore (RIAS)[31] 7
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[32] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 2
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[33] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[34] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[35] 35
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[36] 23

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 [37]

References

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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Charts.org.nz – Jack Harlow – First Class". Top 40 Singles.
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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Austriancharts.at – Jack Harlow – First Class" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Musicline.de – Jack Harlow Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  15. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named IRE
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Archive Chart: 20220415" UK Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Jack Harlow: First Class" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Swisscharts.com – Jack Harlow – First Class". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Jack Harlow – First Class". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  24. ↑ https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40/
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202215 into search.
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  29. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jack Harlow – First Class" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
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  33. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20220415" UK R&B Chart.
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