First Date (song)

Infobox Single
Name = First Date

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Artist = Blink-182
from Album = Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Released = October 8 2001
Format = CD
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Pop punk
Length = 2:51
Label = Universal International
Producer = Jerry Finn
Last single = "The Rock Show"
(2001)
This single = "First Date"
(2001)
Next single = "Stay Together for the Kids"
(2002)

"First Date" is the second single from the pop punk trio Blink-182's album "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket". It was written by Tom DeLonge (guitar and vocals), on the same night that Mark Hoppus (bass and vocals) wrote "The Rock Show". Both "First Date" and "The Rock Show" were written in response to producers' concerns that "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" lacked catchy singles Fact|date=April 2007.

Music video

The video, directed by The Malloys and released in 2001 is set in 1974 El Segundo, California, filmed, at least in part, in Burnaby, British Columbia, and features the band with long hair wearing clothes from that time. It has the band members parodying bands like the Bee Gees.

There are two versions of this music video, one longer and one shorter. At the start of the longer version, before the band begins playing, Tom DeLonge tells Mark Hoppus how he ending up kissing his brother. To this Hoppus replies: "You know what they say: 'Like Father, Like Son'".

Track list

# "First Date"
# "Don't Tell Me It's Over"
# "Mother's Day"

Trivia

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*The waterslide scene was filmed at Splashdown Park in Tsawwassen, British Columbia.
*This song was used in the movie "Clockstoppers".
*The T-Shirt that Travis Barker wears during the video is a United States Army Special Forces T-Shirt and reads, "Kill 'Em All, and Let God Sort 'Em Out". Contrary to popular belief, the shirt is not a Metallica T-Shirt from their album "Kill 'Em All".
*Chad Gilbert from New Found Glory made a short appearance in the video.
*A 'Splitty' VW Camper Van is featured in the video as 'Spaulding's' (Mark Hoppus) van.
*This song is used in and episode of the TV show "Still Standing" in which the characters attend a Blink-182 concert.
* This song is in the key of C major.
*Featured in the video was Renee Renee, playing the water slide attendant.

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49FWsBf8tWA Watch "First Date" on Youtube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yaVVF7RX2g Watch "First Date": Long Version on Youtube]