The single was sent out to radio in mid-March following the success "Some Die Young" had on both Swedish and Norwegian airplay and sales charts, being a number-one hit in Norway for weeks.
In a review for the accompanying album, Anders Jaderup of Sydsvenskan mentioned that the song was a "real trump card", praising "Vårens första dag" for its "exuberant energy".
[6] Dagens Nyheter's Nanushka Yeaman enjoyed the Swedish sensibility of the song, commenting that it "sounds like a Håkan Hellström-hit by ABBA ambitions".
[14] It sees Laleh in a mansion house in the Swedish countryside singing and dancing in front of the camera in an upstairs room, whilst children outside play.
Angela Tryggveson was in charge of the make-up and hair direction in the shoot, as we see Laleh wear colourful eyeshadow and lipstick and the children with face paint during the scene in the woods.
[15] In addition to this, the Swedish Contemporary Circus company Cirkus Cirkör consulted on the video, with an input on the scene where the children have formed into a marching band and are doing acrobatics as well as playing drums, trumpets and other instruments.