FOREIGNER
ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM,
IN THE EYE OF THE STORM,
SET FOR RELEASE JULY 17
VIA SUN RECORDS/VIRGIN RECORDS
“FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME” SINGLE/VIDEO OUT APRIL 17
FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME – THE FOREIGNER MUSICAL
DIRECTED BY TONY® NOMINATED ADAM PASCAL
SET TO PREMIERE AT LITTLE THEATER ON LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY’S POST CAMPUS APRIL 17-26, 2026
In The Eye Of The Storm – Album Opens for Pre-Order June 12, 2026
(Credit: Krishta Abruzzini)
April 9, 2026 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends FOREIGNER will release “Feels Like The First Time” on April 17th, the first single from their forthcoming album In the Eye of the Storm – the official soundtrack to the band’s landmark 50th anniversary concert film captured at Ellis Island and Brooklyn’s DUMBO House. April 17th is also opening night of their highly anticipated new musical, Feels Like The First Time – The Foreigner Musical, at the Little Theater on Long Island University’s Post campus, where it will play 11 performances. Tickets are on sale now HERE.
The single marks the first release from In The Eye of The Storm, out July 17 via Sun Records/Virgin Records and launches a year of celebrations commemorating FOREIGNER’s 50th anniversary. The accompanying video for “Feels Like The First Time” will debut alongside the single on April 17th, featuring exclusive footage from the forthcoming film. A pre-save link can be found here: https://greenhill.lnk.to/feelslike
The new recording of “Feels Like The First Time” celebrates five decades of Foreigner vocal excellence, featuring performances from three generations of the band’s legendary frontmen – original voice Lou Gramm, twenty-year veteran vocalist Kelly Hansen, and lead singer Luis Maldonado. Together, the track captures the evolution of the band’s sound across fifty years while honoring the voices that define one of rock’s most enduring catalogues.
Filmed on a closed set in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, the Ellis Island concert forms the centerpiece of the upcoming feature film, produced by Vertigo Live Productions, which will arrive in theatres worldwide in Summer 2026. The historic performance almost never happened. As the band prepared to take the stage, torrential rain, thunder and lightning rolled across New York Harbor, threatening to halt the production entirely. The band pushed forward and delivered the performance, turning what nearly became a force-majeure shutdown into one of the most electrifying concert moments of their fifty-year career.
With over 80 million albums sold worldwide, FOREIGNER’s catalogue includes era-defining hits such as “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Urgent,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” and the global No.1 classic “I Want To Know What Love Is.” “Feels Like The First Time” – one of the band’s earliest and most enduring anthems – now returns in a powerful new live recording captured during the historic anniversary performance.
To coincide with the single release, the band will also launch special limited-edition anniversary merchandise collections, celebrating fifty years of one of rock’s most iconic catalogues.
Further details on the release, merchandise collection and upcoming film can be found at:
www.vertigo.live and shop.vertigo.live/collections/foreigner.
ABOUT FOREIGNER
With more Top 10 hits than Journey, and as many as Fleetwood Mac, FOREIGNER features strongly in every category in Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time” listing. At times, the band’s weekly catalog sales have eclipsed those of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Aerosmith and most of their Classic Rock peers (Source: Nielsen SoundScan). With 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 80 million. Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Say You Will,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Long, Long Way From Home” and the worldwide #1 hit and member of Spotify’s exclusive Billions Club, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” Rock & Roll Hall of Famers FOREIGNER still rock the charts almost 50 years into the game with massive airplay and continued Billboard album chart success. Audio and video streams of FOREIGNER’s hits are approaching 20 million per week. FOREIGNER‘s catalog sales were recently celebrated in Business Insider as hitting the Top 40 among the Best Selling Music Artists of All Time. FOREIGNER is Luis Carlos Maldonado on lead vocals and guitar, noted Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson, Michael Bluestein on keyboards, lead guitarist Bruce Watson, Chris Frazier on drums and John Roth on guitar. www.ForeignerOnline.com
