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{{about|the song by Eternal|the film L'Empreinte de l'ange|Angel of Mine (film)|the Frank Duval album|Angel of Mine (album)}}
{{about|the song|other uses of "First Night"|First Night (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Angel of Mine
| name = The First Night
| cover = CD Single Cover for Eternal Angel of Mine CD1.jpg
| cover = The First Night.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Eternal (band)|Eternal]]
| artist = [[Monica (singer)|Monica]]
| album = [[Greatest Hits (Eternal album)|Greatest Hits]]
| album = [[The Boy Is Mine (album)|The Boy Is Mine]]
| B-side = Cross the Room
| released = {{Start date|1997|09|29|mf=y}}
| released = {{Start date|1998|7|7|mf=y}}
| format =
| format = [[CD single]], [[gramophone record|12"]], [[cassette single]]
* [[CD single]]
| recorded = 1998
* [[Cassette single|cassette]]
| recorded = 1997
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| genre = {{flat list |
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[hip hop soul]]}}
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=21}}
| label = [[EMI]]
| length = 3:55
| writer = {{hlist|[[Rhett Lawrence]]|[[Travon Potts]]}}
| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| writer = [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Pam Sawyer]], Marilyn McLeod, [[Tamara Savage]]
| producer = Rhett Lawrence
| producer = Jermaine Dupri
| prev_title = [[I Wanna Be the Only One]]
| prev_title = [[The Boy Is Mine (song)|The Boy Is Mine]]
| prev_year = 1997
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[What'cha Gonna Do]]
| next_title = [[Angel of Mine#Monica version|Angel of Mine]]
| next_year = 1999
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative Cover
| type = single
| cover = Eternal - Angel Of Mine (CD 1).jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = UK CD2
}}
}}
}}


"'''The First Night'''" is a song recorded by American singer [[Monica (singer)|Monica]] for her second studio album, ''[[The Boy Is Mine (album)|The Boy Is Mine]]'' (1998). It was written by [[Tamara Savage]] and [[Jermaine Dupri]], featuring production and additional vocals from the latter. Built around a sample of [[Diana Ross]]'s 1976 recording "[[Love Hangover]]," penned by Marilyn McLeod and [[Pam Sawyer]], who share co-writing credits on the song. The song is about the protagonist practicing abstinence on the night of her first date, despite her conflicting emotions and strong sexual desires.
"'''Angel of Mine'''" is a song performed by British [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] girl group [[Eternal (band)|Eternal]] from their first compilation album, ''[[Greatest Hits (Eternal album)|Greatest Hits]]'' (1997). It was written by [[Rhett Lawrence]] and [[Travon Potts]], produced by Lawrence, and released on September 29, 1997. The song became Eternal's 12th top 10 hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at number 4; it spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart, helping their ''Greatest Hits'' album go three times [[British Phonographic Industry#BPI Certified Awards programme|platinum]].<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=27504 BPI Certifications for Eternal's "Greatest Hits]</ref> "Angel of Mine" was the ensemble's final single as a three-piece, as after its release [[Kéllé Bryan]] left the group.

Following the major commercial chart success of previous single "[[The Boy Is Mine (song)|The Boy Is Mine]]," a duet with fellow R&B singer [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]], "The First Night" song was released on July 7, 1998 as the album's second single by [[Arista Records]]. Upon its commercial release, it emerged as one of Monica's biggest successes in years, topping both the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the component [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] chart, becoming her first chart solo topper. A remix version with producer Dupri, and rapper [[Da Brat]] appeared as a bonus track on Monica's 1998 CD single, "[[Angel of Mine]]".

==Background and development==
"The First Night" was written by [[Tamara Savage]] and record producer [[Jermaine Dupri]], while production was handled by the latter.<ref name="booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=The Boy Is Mine |others=[[Monica (entertainer)|Monica]] |year=1998 |publisher=[[Arista Records]]}}</ref> In the mid-1990s, Savage, a [[University of Southern California|USC]] alumni and musical performer, signed a development deal with EMI while she was still in college.<ref name="su">{{cite web|first=Alain|last=Vendargon|url=http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/savage.html|title=Tamara Savage Co-Writes Top Hits For Monica, Whitney Houston And Shanice|publisher=Songwriteruniverse.com |accessdate=May 3, 2015}}</ref> In 1997, her mentor, Big Jon Platt, then Senior Vice President of Creative at [[EMI Music Publishing]], started setting up collaborations between her and EMI writers such as [[Soulshock & Karlin]] and Jermaine Dupri.<ref name="su"/> EMI flew Savage to [[Atlanta]] to co-write a song with Dupri for the ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' soundtrack, which was expected to be recorded by singer [[Janet Jackson]].<ref name="su"/> But when Savage began working with Dupri, they decided to focus first on writing a song for Monica, which resulted in "The First Night".<ref name="su"/>

==Chart performance==
"The First Night" was one of Monica's biggest worldwide hits, reaching number one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] charts, spending five weeks at number-one on the chart. It, however, became Monica's sixth domestic top 10 hit of her career (following Top 10 singles "[[Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)]]", "[[Before You Walk Out of My Life]]", "[[For You I Will (Monica song)|For You I Will]]") and her second number one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 since "[[The Boy Is Mine (song)|The Boy Is Mine]]" in early 1998. "The First Night" stayed in the top forty for twenty weeks and was ranked eighteen on the Hot 100 1998 year-end charts.

The song also spent six consecutive weeks at number one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] chart. It was ranked on the top ten of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 1998 year-end charts. The song also spent one week on top of the [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart. The song also peaked within the top ten in [[Canada]] and [[United Kingdom]], the top 20 in [[New Zealand]], and the top 30 in [[Australia]] and [[Ireland]].


==Music video==
In 1998, American singer [[Monica (singer)|Monica]] released a cover version which topped the US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart for four weeks,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/monica/chart-history/hot-100/song/58392 |title= Angel Of Mine - Monica |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=May 15, 2018 |deadurl=no}}</ref> and peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] chart. It was certified [[Recording Industry Association of America certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web
In the music video, directed by [[Joseph Kahn]], Monica is seen dancing in a tight, white top and long khaki pants with a crowd of dancers. Throughout the video, there are cuts of Monica standing up in a white dress & sitting down on a long couch holding [[opera glasses]]. Other cuts show boys on the couch then girls on the couch & Monica on the couch with her lover. The instrumental break features breakdancing then cuts back to the dance with the crowd. The video ends with Monica rejecting her lover's kiss while they are seated on the couch.
|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Monica&ti=Angel+of+Mine#search_section |title=Monica - Angel of Mine - RIAA Platinum Certification |publisher=[[RIAA]] |date=February 17, 1999 |accessdate=May 3, 2018
|deadurl=no}}</ref>


==Formats and track listings==
==Formats and track listings==
{{col-begin}}
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Angel of Mine".
{{col-2}}
;US single
# "The First Night" – 3:55
# "Cross the Room" – 3:51


'''CD: 1'''
;UK CD single
# "Angel of Mine" (original mix)
# "The First Night" – 3:55
# "[[Before You Walk Out of My Life]]" – 4:53
# "Twelve Months"
# "[[Like This and Like That]]" – 4:41
# "Talk About It"
{{col-2}}
# "[[Dreams (Fleetwood Mac song)|Dreams]]" (Mike Dean remix)
;US Remix CD single
# "The First Night" ([[So So Def]] remix)
# "The First Night" (Booker T vocal Mix)
# "The First Night" (Razor N' Guido radio edit)
# "The First Night" (Razor N' Guido club mix)
{{col-end}}


==Charts and certifications==
'''CD: 2'''
{{col-begin}}
# "Angel of Mine" (original mix)
{{col-2}}
# "Angel of Mine" (Ignorants club mix)
# "Angel of Mine" (Blacksmith mix)
# "Dreams" Featuring [[Grand Puba]] & [[Sadat X]] of Brand Nubian ([[Frankie Cutlass]] Remix)


==Chart performance==
===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable"
! Chart (1998)
! Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|30|artist=Monica|song=The First Night |accessdate=2011-05-23}}
!Chart (1997)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Belgium (Flanders)|27|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine}}
{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|8|artist= Monica|song=The First Night|accessdate=2017-10-23}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia|31|artist= Monica|song=The First Night|accessdate=2017-10-23}}
! scope="row"| Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-10-18.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|publisher=[[Music & Media]]|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"| 16
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|France|41|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine}}
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|9|artist=Monica|song=The First Night|chartid=7039|accessdate=2015-06-01}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Germany2|85|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine|songid=3565}}
{{singlechart|Canadadance|15|artist=Monica|song=The First Night|chartid=7071|accessdate=February 24,2019}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts (Search by artist: Eternal)|work=[[Irish Singles Chart]]|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>
|align="left"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-10-24.pdf|title=Euro Chart Hot 100|work=Music & Media|page=14|date=1998-10-24|accessdate=January 7, 2018}}</ref>
| align=center | 12
|align="center"|29
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Dutch40|14|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine|accessdate=28 May 2018}}
{{singlechart|France|41|artist=Monica|song=The First Night |accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Dutch100|17|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine|accessdate=14 December 2017}}
{{singlechart|Germany2|63|artist=Monica|song=The First Night|id=18856|accessdate=2018-10-30}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|New Zealand|17|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine}}
{{singlechart|Ireland2|30|song=The First Night|accessdate=March 18, 2018}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|24|year=1998|week=45|accessdate=December 8, 2017}}
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Norway|3|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Scotland|8|date=1997-10-11|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine|}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|22|artist=Monica|song=The First Night |accessdate=2017-11-28}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Sweden|10|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|15|artist=Monica|song=The First Night |year=1998|week=28|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|Switzerland|44|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine}}
{{singlechart|Scotland|29|date=19981017|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|UKchartstats|6|artist=Monica|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
! scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/angel%20of%20mine/ |title=UK Official Singles Chart |publisher=UK [[Official Charts Company]] |date=November 10, 1997 |accessdate=July 31, 2018 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
| align=center | 4
|-
|-
! scope="row"{{singlechart|UKrandb|1|date=1997-10-11|artist=Eternal|song=Angel of Mine|}}
{{singlechart|UKrandb|1|date=19981017|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Chart (1997)
!Position
|-
! scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=s|title=JAAROVERZICHTEN - SINGLE 1997|publisher=[[Single Top 100]]|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|95
|-
! scope="row"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1997.shtml|title=Top 100 1997 - UK Music Charts|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|46
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|title=Angel of Mine|artist=Eternal|award=Silver|relyear=1997|certyear=1997}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|title=Angel of Mine|artist=Eternal|award=Gold|relyear=1997}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|format=3col}}

==Monica version==
{{Infobox song
| name = Angel of Mine
| cover = Monica Angel of Mine Single Cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Monica (singer)|Monica]]
| album = [[The Boy Is Mine (album)|The Boy Is Mine]]
| B-side = [[Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)]]
| released = {{Start date|1998|11|17|mf=y}}
| format =
* [[CD single]]
* [[vinyl record|12" single]]
| recorded = 1998
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
| length = 4:10
| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| writer = Rhett Lawrence, [[Travon Potts]]
| producer = [[Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins|Darkchild]]
| prev_title = [[The First Night]]
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[Inside (Monica song)|Inside]]
| next_year = 1999
|misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|3eOuK-pYhy4|"Angel of Mine"}}}}
}}

American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Monica (singer)|Monica]]'s cover version of "Angel of Mine" was released on November 17, 1998 as the third single from her second studio album ''[[The Boy Is Mine (album)|The Boy Is Mine]]'' (1998). Following the success of her previous singles, "[[The Boy Is Mine (song)|The Boy Is Mine]]" and "[[The First Night]]", the song became the album's third release to reach the top of the US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].

The single was positively received by [[Chuck Taylor (writer and editor)|Chuck Taylor]] of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', who called the song "unbelievable" and "absolutely stunning." He also noted its commercial potential, claiming "this song has #1 stamped across its heart."<ref>Taylor, Chuck (November 7, 1998). "Reviews & Previews: Singles". ''Billboard'', p. 25.</ref> The accompanying music video was directed by [[Diane Martel]] and features [[Tyrese]] as Monica's love interest.

===Commercial performance===
"Angel of Mine" became one of Monica's biggest international successes of the 1990s. It reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts, becoming the seventh domestic top 10 hit of her career, and her third and last number 1 on the Hot 100 chart. "Angel of Mine" was eventually ranked number three on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot 100 1999 year-end charts, and reached number 62 on its decade-end chart. In addition, the song reached number 10 in Canada, the top 20 in Australia, and the top 40 in [[New Zealand]].

===Track listings===

'''US CD single'''
# "Angel of Mine" (album version) — 4:13
# "[[The First Night]]" ([[So So Def]] remix; featuring [[Jermaine Dupri|JD]] & R.O.C.) — 4:12

'''International CD single'''
# "Angel of Mine" (album version) — 4:13
# "The First Night" (Razor-N-Guido Club Mix - Radio Edit) — 4:37
# "[[Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)]]" ([[Dallas Austin]] Remix) — 4:37

===Charts and certifications===

====Weekly charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1999) !! Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|12|artist=Monica|song=Angel Of Mine|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|8|artist=Monica|song=Angel of Mine|chartid=5550|accessdate=March 15,2019}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canadadance|8|artist=Monica|song=The First Night|chartid=7409|accessdate=March 15,2019}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|5|artist=Monica|song=The First Night|chartid=7443|accessdate=March 15,2019}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|36|artist=Monica|song=Angel Of Mine|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|81|artist=Monica|date=19990829|accessdate=December 8, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|55|artist=Monica|song=Angel Of Mine|songid=23204|accessdate=2011-05-23|artistid=31816}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKrandb|10|date=19990926|accessdate=December 05, 2017}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Monica|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name=billboardAC>{{cite| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/monica/chart-history/adult-contemporary |title=Adult Contemporary Chart - Billboard |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 24, 1999 |accessdate=September 15, 2018 | deadurl=no}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Monica|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1999-02-13 |title=Hot 100 - Billboard |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 13, 1999 |accessdate=June 8, 2018 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Monica|song=Angel Of Mine|artistid=88033|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Monica|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|5|artist=Monica|accessdate=November 30, 2017}}
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|24|artist=Monica}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Monica|accessdate=November 30, 2017}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|2|artist=Monica}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


====Year-end charts====
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1999)
!Chart (1998)
!align="center"|Position
!align="center"|Position
|-
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1998|accessdate=2009-09-15}}</ref>
|Canada Top Singles (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9952&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4lb2f3212lul9fv87af0br49o5|title=Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999|work=RPM|date=December 13, 1999|accessdate=February 9, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310215749/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9952&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4lb2f3212lul9fv87af0br49o5|archivedate=March 10, 2016|df=}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|46
|align="center"|18
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1999 |accessdate=2009-09-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709044506/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999 |archivedate=2009-07-09 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="BByeRb">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=1999 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|accessdate=January 1, 2012}}</ref>
|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="BByeRb">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=1998 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|19
|}
|}


====Decade-end charts====
===Decade-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Chart (1990–1999)
!Chart (1990–1999)
!Position
!Position
|-
|-
| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="1990sbb">{{cite book | first = Geoff| last = Mayfield | url = https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s | publisher = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' | date = December 25, 1999 | accessdate = October 15, 2010}}</ref>
| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="1990sbb">{{cite book | author = Geoff Mayfield | url = https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = 1999 The Year in Music Totally 1990s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the 1990s & Hot 100 Singles of the 1990s | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date = December 25, 1999 | accessdate = October 15, 2010}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|62
| style="text-align:center;"|26
|}
|}


====Certifications====
===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Monica|title=Angel of Mine|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=1999}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Monica|title=The First Night|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|salesamount=1,500,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1998 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=January 30, 1999 |accessdate=May 31, 2015 |page=75 |issn=0006-2510|volume=111|number=5}}</ref>}}
|}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Monica|title=Angel of Mine|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|salesamount=1,100,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1999 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=January 22, 2000 |accessdate=June 4, 2015 |page=63 |issn=0006-2510|volume=112|number=4}}</ref>}}
{{col-end}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|nounspecified=true}}

==See also==
*[[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1998 (U.S.)]]
*[[List of number-one R&B singles of 1998 (U.S.)]]
*[[List of number-one dance singles of 1998 (U.S.)]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.monica.com/ Monica.com] — official Monica site
* [http://www.monica.com/ Monica.com] – official Monica site
* [http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/--2144961 Monica music videos] – watch "The First Night" at LAUNCHcast
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKomiiJiPVA "Angel of Mine" - Eternal music video (Warner Music Group)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080125042433/http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/--2144960%23 Monica music videos] — watch "Angel of Mine" at LAUNCHcast
* {{MetroLyrics song|eternal|angel-of-mine}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{Eternal|Eternal (band) singles}}
{{Monica songs}}
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This article is about the song. For other uses of "First Night", see First Night (disambiguation).
"The First Night"
Single by Monica
from the album The Boy Is Mine
B-side"Cross the Room"
ReleasedJuly 7, 1998 (1998-07-07)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length3:55
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Jermaine Dupri, Pam Sawyer, Marilyn McLeod, Tamara Savage
Producer(s)Jermaine Dupri
Monica singles chronology
"The Boy Is Mine"
(1998) 		"The First Night"
(1998) 		"Angel of Mine"
(1999)

"The First Night" is a song recorded by American singer Monica for her second studio album, The Boy Is Mine (1998). It was written by Tamara Savage and Jermaine Dupri, featuring production and additional vocals from the latter. Built around a sample of Diana Ross's 1976 recording "Love Hangover," penned by Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer, who share co-writing credits on the song. The song is about the protagonist practicing abstinence on the night of her first date, despite her conflicting emotions and strong sexual desires.

Following the major commercial chart success of previous single "The Boy Is Mine," a duet with fellow R&B singer Brandy, "The First Night" song was released on July 7, 1998 as the album's second single by Arista Records. Upon its commercial release, it emerged as one of Monica's biggest successes in years, topping both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the component Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, becoming her first chart solo topper. A remix version with producer Dupri, and rapper Da Brat appeared as a bonus track on Monica's 1998 CD single, "Angel of Mine".

Background and development

"The First Night" was written by Tamara Savage and record producer Jermaine Dupri, while production was handled by the latter.[1] In the mid-1990s, Savage, a USC alumni and musical performer, signed a development deal with EMI while she was still in college.[2] In 1997, her mentor, Big Jon Platt, then Senior Vice President of Creative at EMI Music Publishing, started setting up collaborations between her and EMI writers such as Soulshock & Karlin and Jermaine Dupri.[2] EMI flew Savage to Atlanta to co-write a song with Dupri for the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut soundtrack, which was expected to be recorded by singer Janet Jackson.[2] But when Savage began working with Dupri, they decided to focus first on writing a song for Monica, which resulted in "The First Night".[2]

Chart performance

"The First Night" was one of Monica's biggest worldwide hits, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts, spending five weeks at number-one on the chart. It, however, became Monica's sixth domestic top 10 hit of her career (following Top 10 singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)", "Before You Walk Out of My Life", "For You I Will") and her second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 since "The Boy Is Mine" in early 1998. "The First Night" stayed in the top forty for twenty weeks and was ranked eighteen on the Hot 100 1998 year-end charts.

The song also spent six consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It was ranked on the top ten of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 1998 year-end charts. The song also spent one week on top of the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song also peaked within the top ten in Canada and United Kingdom, the top 20 in New Zealand, and the top 30 in Australia and Ireland.

Music video

In the music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, Monica is seen dancing in a tight, white top and long khaki pants with a crowd of dancers. Throughout the video, there are cuts of Monica standing up in a white dress & sitting down on a long couch holding opera glasses. Other cuts show boys on the couch then girls on the couch & Monica on the couch with her lover. The instrumental break features breakdancing then cuts back to the dance with the crowd. The video ends with Monica rejecting her lover's kiss while they are seated on the couch.

Formats and track listings

Charts and certifications

See also

References

  1. ^ The Boy Is Mine (Media notes). Monica. Arista Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Vendargon, Alain. "Tamara Savage Co-Writes Top Hits For Monica, Whitney Houston And Shanice". Songwriteruniverse.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Monica – The First Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  4. ^ "Monica – The First Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  5. ^ "Monica – The First Night" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7039." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 7071." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 24,2019.
  8. ^ "Euro Chart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 1998-10-24. p. 14. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Monica – The First Night" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The First Night". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "Monica – The First Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  13. ^ "Monica – The First Night". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  15. ^ "Monica: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  16. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  17. ^ "Monica Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  18. ^ "Monica Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  19. ^ "Monica Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  20. ^ "Monica Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "Monica Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  23. ^ "1998 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  24. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally 1990s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the 1990s & Hot 100 Singles of the 1990s. Retrieved October 15, 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  25. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. 111 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 75 January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  26. ^ "American single certifications – Monica – The First Night". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

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