The First Time (Deluxe Version) is the expanded edition of The Kid Laroi’s debut studio album The First Time, released in 2024 following the original 2023 album. It stretches the record to 28 tracks and a little over an hour, turning what was already a fairly detailed portrait of a young artist into a longer, chaptered story about love, fame, confusion, and growth. Alongside key songs from the standard version—like “Sorry,” “Bleed,” “I Thought That I Needed You,” “Where Do You Sleep?,” “Too Much,” “Tear Me Apart,” “Nights Like This,” “Love Again,” “Where Does Your Spirit Go?” and “Kids Are Growing Up”—the deluxe adds new tracks such as “Baby I’m Back,” “Stick With Me,” “Pick Sides,” “Nights Like This Pt. 2,” “Hatred” (with Lil Yachty), “Girls,” “Thousand Miles,” and “Heaven,” which broaden both its sound and emotional scope.Across the full deluxe version, the album plays like a coming‑of‑age diary about relationships and the pressures of early success. The earlier, more volatile songs focus on romantic chaos, jealousy, and insecurity, while mid‑ and late‑album cuts zoom out to grief, self‑doubt, and the strange experience of growing up under constant public scrutiny. The new deluxe tracks deepen those themes rather than just padding the runtime: “Baby I’m Back” and “Stick With Me” revisit love with more confidence, “Girls” and “Thousand Miles” emphasize his pop instincts and knack for big choruses, and “Hatred” explores resentment and ambivalence after things fall apart. Musically, the record blends pop‑rap, guitar‑ and piano‑driven pop, and atmospheric R&B, with varied production that shifts from bright and bouncy to moody and reflective while keeping Laroi’s emotive vocals and hook‑writing at the center.
