Jennifer Lopez Gets Emotionally Deep on New Single "First Love"
The excitement for Jennifer Lopez's new album kicks into overdrive with the official release of new single "First Love," showcasing a different side than we're used to seeing from the Latina diva.
Hitmaker extraordinaire Max Martin (Katy Perry's "Part of Me," Usher's "DJ Got Us Falling in Love," Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me") mixes an electro-pop beat with hard-hitting percussion, as Jenny sings, "And I wasn't looking for someone new / Til you came down / Giving me the best the time I've had."
But the chorus is most striking as J.Lo belts, "I wish you were my first love / 'Cause if you were first, baby / There wouldn't have been no second, third or fourth love." And anyone who knows the megastar's love life know how true these lyrics ring. It reminds us a bit of "(What Is) Love?" from the diva's 2011 album Love? which boasted poignant lines like, "What if I never find and I'm left behind / Should I keep hoping for love?"
J.Lo successfully straddles the line between pop and hip-hop on this song, as she always does. But this time, the subject matter has switched from the clubs ("On the Floor," "Dance Again," "Live It Up") and her roots ("Jenny From the Block," "Same Girl," "I'm Real") to the public finally getting a little insight about her romantic past. And we're happy to hear there's a happy ending.
"First Love" is the latest offering from the diva's new album. Find out everything we know about the new LP and hear more music here.
24m
22m
22m
22m
22m
20m
1m
1m
45m
57m
44m
2m
20m
20m
42m
20m
4m
20m
21m
46m
21m
41m
20m
1m
46m
40m
40m
20m
20m
1m
49m
20m
1m
1m
1m
42m
30s
21m
20m
1m
21m
23m
1h 14m
56s
45m
20m
30s
2m
1m
30s
3m
2m
2m
1m
3m
3m
6m
1m
20m
44m
44m
1h 39m
2m
1m
21m
22m
21m
21m
46m
4m
2m
3m
2m
1m
3m
15m
18m
22m
1m
10m
20m
1h 38m
56s
1m
1m
6m
1m
3m
4m
1m
2m
20m
43m
1h 13m
44m
21m
44m
44m