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{{Infobox song
| name = First Dance
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| type = Song
| artist = [[Justin Bieber]] featuring [[Usher (musician)|Usher]]
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| EP = [[My World (EP)|My World]]
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| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[teen pop]]
| length = 3:42
| label = [[Island Def Jam Music Group|Island]], [[RBMG]]
| writer = Justin Bieber, [[Usher (musician)|Usher Raymond IV]], Jesse Wilson, Ryan Lovette, Dwight Reynolds, Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr.
| producer = Prettyboifresh
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"'''First Dance'''" is a song by Canadian recording artist [[Justin Bieber]], included as a track on his debut release, ''[[My World (EP)|My World]]'', released on November 17, 2009. Featuring his mentor, [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], the song was written by the two with Jesse Wilson, Ryan Lovette, Dwight Reynolds, and Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr., with the latter also producing the track. "First Dance" is a R&B and [[teen pop]] ballad that sees Bieber and Usher trade lines, with lyrics about a [[first dance]]. Most music critics were skeptical of the lyrical content presented in the song, and according to Jon Caramanica of ''[[The New York Times]]'', the song's melody is similar to that of [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[You Are Not Alone]]". After the release of ''My World'', due to digital sales, the song charted in the lower regions of charts in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

==Background and composition==
"First Dance" was written by Bieber, Usher, Jesse Wilson, Ryan Lovette, Dwight Reynolds, Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr. With the exception of Usher, all other contributors to the song do not have any other credits on the album. The track was one of three songs on the standard edition of the album that Bieber co-wrote.<ref name="Linernotes"/> The song was recorded by Jeremy Stevens at Icon Studios in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], and was mixed at Larrabee Studios in [[North Hollywood, California]], by [[Jaycen Joshua]] and [[Dave Pensado]], assisted by Giancarlo Lino.<ref name="Linernotes"/> Dwight "Skrapp" Reynolds is responsible for the keyboards in the song.<ref name="Linernotes"/>

"First Dance", described to be in a moderate pace, is a [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] song with a length of three minutes and forty-two, with inclinations toward [[teen pop]].<ref name="sheet"/> Bieber described the song as "a slow groovy song that people can dance to".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/bio.aspx |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100518193359/http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/bio.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-05-18 |title=Justin Bieber Bio |work=Justinbiebermusic.com |publisher=[[Island Records]] |accessdate=2011-01-11 }}</ref> [[Jon Caramanica]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that the song echoed Michael Jackson's "[[You Are Not Alone]]."<ref name="Caramanica">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/arts/music/22play.html?_r=2|title=Playlist – New Music from Justin Moore, Bomshell and Flyleaf|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|accessdate=2011-01-11|date=2009-11-20}}</ref> It is written in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[A minor]], and vocals in the piece span from the low note of G<sub>3</sub> to the high note of E<sub>5</sub>, and the song features the chord Em<sub>7</sub>.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0086490|title=Justin Bieber, "First Dance" – Composition Sheet Music|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=[[Alfred Publishing]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
[[File:Usher OMG Houston.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Critics appreciated the appearance of [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] ''(pictured)'' as the album's only feature.]]

===Critical reception===
Ashante Infantry of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' complimented the song containing the album's only feature, commenting "but good to see the business minds didn't overwhelm the young 'un's {{sic}} first recording with guests or gimmicks".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/cdreview/article/726189--cd-review-my-world-by-justin-bieber|title=CD review: 'My World' by Justin Bieber|work=[[Toronto Star]]|first=Ashante|last=Infantry|accessdate=2010-12-05|date=2009-11-16}}</ref> Allison Stewart of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' called the song a "yearning ballad".<ref name="Stewart">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/07/AR2009120703786.html?sid=ST2009120801387|title=Quick Spins: Reviews of albums by Justin Bieber, Clipse, and Animal Collective|work=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=2011-01-11|date=2009-12-08}}</ref> Jon Caramanica of ''The New York Times'' was skeptical of the lyrical content presented in the song, commenting, "unlike teen-pop stars a whole two or three years older than he is, Mr. Bieber isn't shy about planting the seeds of corruption".<ref name="Caramanica"/> Marc Hirsh of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' said that the song combines the Disney route of songs comparing love to a fairytale, and unintentional comedy in the lines "'Ain't no chaperones... Girl, I promise I'll be gentle/ I know we gotta do it slowly' in a song literally about prom."<ref name="Hirsh">{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2009/11/23/justin_bieber_my_world/|title=Justin Bieber, 'My World'|first=Mark|last=Hirsh|accessdate=2011-01-11|work=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref>

===Chart performance===
On the week ending December 5, 2009, due to digital sales after the release of ''My World'', "First Dance" debuted on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the [[Canadian Hot 100]], at the positions of ninety-nine and eighty-eight, respectively.<ref name="Charthistory">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=justin bieber|chart=Digital Songs}}|title=Justin Bieber Album & Song Chart History|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref> It dropped off both charts the following week.<ref name="Charthistory"/> In both territories, it was also the lowest non-previously released song from ''My World'' to appear on the charts.<ref name="Charthistory"/> In the United Kingdom, after the release of ''My World'', "First Dance" appeared at number 156.<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/100403cluk.txt|title=CHART LOG UK – 3.04.2010 (wk12)|publisher=Zobbel Website|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>

==Credits and personnel==
*[[Songwriting]] – [[Justin Bieber]], [[Usher (musician)|Usher Raymond IV]], Jesse Wilson, Ryan Lovette, Dwight Reynolds, Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr.
*[[Record producer|Production]] – Prettyboifresh
*[[Sound recording and reproduction|Vocal recording]] – Jeremy Stevenson
*[[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixing]] – [[Jaycen Joshua]] and [[Dave Pensado]], assisted by Giancarlo Lino.
Source<ref name="Linernotes">Justin Bieber ''My World'' (Digital booklet) [[Island Records|Island]], RBMG. (2009).</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2009)
!Peak<br>position
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{{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|88|artist=Justin Bieber|artistid={{BillboardID|Justin Bieber}}|accessdate=2011-01-12}}
|-
|UK Singles ([[UK Singles Chart|The Official Charts Company]])<ref name="UK"/>
|align="center"|156
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|99|artist=Justin Bieber|artistid={{BillboardID|Justin Bieber}}|accessdate=2011-01-12}}
|-
|}

==References==
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{{Justin Bieber songs}}
{{Usher singles}}

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[[Category:2000s ballads]]
[[Category:2009 songs]]
[[Category:Contemporary R&B ballads]]
[[Category:Justin Bieber songs]]
[[Category:Pop ballads]]
[[Category:Songs about dancing]]
[[Category:Songs written by Justin Bieber]]
[[Category:Songs written by Usher (musician)]]
[[Category:Usher (musician) songs]]
[[Category:Vocal duets]]

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