The single was released on 15 October 2003 by the record label Playground Music.

The single (which was the third from Dead Letters) features the music video of the song.

Singer Lauri Ylönen explains the song as follows: Flashing up from our German tour.

The song is about the band, being on tour and dreaming.Original version (2003) UK edition (2004) The music video for "First Day of My Life" was shot on a speedway in Germany the same year.

It was directed by Sven Bollinger and produced by Volker Steinmetz (Erste Liebe Filmproduktion) in Lausitzring.