"The First Night" is a song by American singer
Monica
Monica may refer to:
People
*Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress
*Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, ...
for her second studio album, ''
The Boy Is Mine'' (1998). It was written by
Tamara Savage and
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ.
Early life
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael ...
, featuring production and additional vocals from the latter. Built around a sample of
Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...
's 1976 recording "
Love Hangover", penned by Marilyn McLeod and
Pam Sawyer
Pamela Joan Sawyer (born 1938) is a British songwriter/lyricist, who started writing songs in the mid-1960s and whose credits as a co-writer at Motown included " Love Child", " If I Were Your Woman", " My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left ...
, who share co-writing credits, the song is about the protagonist's battle with sexual temptations on the night of her first date, despite her conflicting emotions and strong sexual desires.
Following the major commercial chart success of previous single "
The Boy Is Mine", a duet with fellow R&B singer
Brandy, "The First Night" song was released on July 28, 1998, as the album's second single by
Arista Records
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. Upon its commercial release, it emerged as Monica's second consecutive chart topper, topping both the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the component