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“Feels Like The First Time” by Foreigner

From the album Foreigner (1977)

“Feels Like The First Time” by Foreigner appears on 78 radio countdowns from 26 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1977 on the album Foreigner. Its best result is #41 on The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #191 classic rock song of all time.

78countdowns
26stations
#41best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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"Feels Like the First Time" was the first single Foreigner ever released, the opening shot from their self-titled 1977 debut, and it's a song about starting over. Mick Jones wrote it on his own while he was still assembling the band, and he has said it came out of his own fresh start: a previous marriage behind him, a new wife, and a move to America.

Lou Gramm sings it like a man who can't believe his luck, and the band behind him is already a well-oiled machine: Jones and Ian McDonald on guitars, McDonald and Al Greenwood on keyboards, Ed Gagliardi on bass, Dennis Elliott on drums. John Sinclair and Gary Lyons produced, with Jones and McDonald co-producing. It went to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, which is one way to announce a new band.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 537 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1997 246 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 112 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
2002 402 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 121 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 429 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 41 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2013 318 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 239 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 286 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 169 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 289 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 306 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 562 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 131 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 166 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 331 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 63 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 211 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 253 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 181 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 276 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 341 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 170 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 182 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 345 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 390 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 291 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 273 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 149 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 541 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 221 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 392 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 243 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 171 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 676 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 149 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 614 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 290 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 304 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 66 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 443 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 275 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 376 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2022 789 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 338 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 393 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 248 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 307 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 275 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 110 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 144 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 81 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 248 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 587 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 458 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 96 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 477 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 291 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 118 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 134 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 168 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 607 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 494 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 259 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 147 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 356 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 268 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 128 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2025 276 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 125 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 195 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 349 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 225 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2026 493 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 279 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 287 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 282 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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