[2] "The First Time" was released on 7 November 2011 as Matt Fishel's second single, taken from his debut album Not Thinking Straight.

[4] In an interview with Jon Roth of Out magazine, Fishel said of the song: "The first time I kissed another boy was an amazing, life-changing moment for me.

I can remember the day it happened really vividly and I [wanted] to write a song about all those feelings of warmth and nostalgia that come from that first special moment.

[7] The video was shot in Buenos Aires, Argentina[8] and is directed by Argentinian movie director Alexis Dos Santos[8] (Glue, Unmade Beds, Random Strangers).

British actor and celebrity Tweeter Stephen Fry described "The First Time" as "gloriously gay, sweetly romantic, wonderfully touching music and video".