with the success of "babe", deyoung‘s push for a more mainstream direction gained momentum, while shaw and young favored a harder-edged approach. this arguing over musical direction led to ongoing tension in early 1980 after shaw objected to the ballad "first time" being released as the second single from "cornerstone". however, after deyoung was fired for the first time, things were quickly smoothed over. while “first time” did not chart in the u.s., it became a huge hit single in the philippines in 1981.