"First Day of My Life" is a single from the album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by American band Bright Eyes, released on February 7, 2005.

[citation needed] The song was listed at number 266 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".

[2] The music video displays a variety of couples as well as single people wearing headphones while sitting on a couch.

The video received a Special Recognition in the 2006 GLAAD Media Awards due to its inclusion of gay and lesbian couples.

[citation needed] James Corden selected this song as one of his favorites on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.