Radio.com: We're talking about "First" because it's so huge. There are so many interpretations of the lyrics, because you use so many metaphors. Does the video depict the real story, or just one interpretation?

Yeah, I think it's another interpretation. It definitely is not--I think the story, or whatever there is to be interpreted, is an interesting one because it truly is one of those songs that came out so fast and so kind of stream-of-conscious style, and very unlike so many of our other songs we've done.

But then in a way I think it's got something in common with probably a large number of Cold War Kids songs, kind of overcoming some doubt. There's a story there where there's like somebody just kind of burning out and needs to get their life back together. There are some very clear things in there; it's just the idea of like waking up in somebody's front lawn with the sprinklers turning on and not knowing where you are.

Radio.com: What is it about the song that connected so quickly with fans?

Probably simplicity is a lot of it. It's one where we just kinda let it be what it was. There's not a lot of major changes, a lot of kinetic movement or explosive sound happening. It's just something that kind of like, it sets in, and it does--I think it lets the vocal be very up front.