First Day of My Life (Melanie C song)
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"First Day of My Life" is a song by British singer Melanie C. It was released on 30 September 2005 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as the third and final single from Melanie C's third solo album, Beautiful Intentions (2005). The song peaked at number one in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland, being certified platinum in Germany and gold in Switzerland. The song is Melanie C's most successful single in continental Europe, spending two years in different European charts. The single has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.[citation needed]
Background
The song was written by Guy Chambers and Enrique Iglesias and had originally been recorded by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, with lyrics in Italian as "Un nuovo giorno" ("A new day") for his 2004 eponymous album Andrea, and he also released it as a single the same year. The song was not from the original Beautiful Intentions release, but was included on a re-release in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and other European countries.
Chart performance
The song became one of the biggest hits in Europe in 2005, but it was never released in
After a huge success of this single in Europe, Melanie recorded this song in French (Je suis née pour toi — I Am Born For You), to promote the single and album for French market. "First Day of My Life" also appeared on Chisholm's fourth album This Time as a bonus track for the Italian release.
The song spent 57 weeks on the
Music video
The video was shot on location in
Formats and track listings
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[23] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] | Gold | 20,000^ |
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Release history
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Austria | 30 September 2005 | CD |
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Australia | 15 May 2006 |
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References
- ^ a b "Melanie C – First Day of My Life". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Issue 847" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Melanie C – First Day of My Life" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- Ultratip. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Melanie C – First Day of My Life". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 47. 19 November 2005. p. 63. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- Les classement single.
- ^ a b "Melanie C – First Day Of My Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Melanie C – First Day of My Life". Top Digital Download.
- ^ "Melanie C – First Day Of My Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Melanie C – First Day of My Life". VG-lista.
- Canciones Top 50.
- ^ "Melanie C – First Day of My Life". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2005". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- VNU Media. Archived from the original(PDF) on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2006". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "European Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2006" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Gratis: 'Hits des neuen Jahrtausend'-Liste" [Free: 'Hits of the New Millennium' List] (in German). RTL. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Melanie C; 'First Day of My Life')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('First Day of My Life')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th May 2006" (PDF). ARIA. 15 May 2006. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2021.