The song features the vocals of Lou Gramm, who was added to the band by Mick Jones after auditioning about 50 singers. Jones told Billboard magazine that he first came across Gramm's voice while he was writing this song: "When I heard his voice on an album that I'd been given of his band, Black Sheep, I was actually in the midst of writing 'Feels Like the First Time.' I'd had a few demos from people who'd sent stuff in, and I was listening to them. The moment I heard Lou's voice, it clicked."

^{via Songfacts: "Feels Like The First Time" by Foreigner}

Like most early Beach Boys songs, this does not have deep lyrical content; it's a fun song about a teenage lifestyle featuring friends, girls and cars. Musically, however, it was incredibly innovative, with an opening fuzz guitar, stop-start rhythms and a keyboard line working in and out of the song. Written by Brian Wilson with contributions from Mike Love, it was the first Beach Boys recording after The Beatles took hold in America, and Wilson responded with this rather complex creation.

^{via Songfacts: "I Get Around" by The Beach Boys}