Spark (Amy Macdonald song)
| "Spark" | ||||
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| Single by Amy Macdonald | ||||
| from the album A Curious Thing | ||||
| Released | 10 May 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Amy Macdonald | |||
| Producer(s) | Pete Wilkinson | |||
| Amy Macdonald singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Spark" on YouTube | ||||
"Spark" is a song performed by Scottish singer Amy Macdonald. The song is her second single released from her album A Curious Thing and was released in the UK on 10 May 2010.[1] The song has charted in Austria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, however it was the first time a single failed to chart in the UK.
The song is about the late Jamie Bulger. In an article By Chris Sweeney, dated 20 January 2010, she said, “It’s a really sad song that I wrote about a year ago. I get inspiration from everywhere. I was sitting watching a TV programme on the horrible murder of little Jamie. I wrote it as if it’s him singing to his mum saying, ‘I’m OK and don’t worry about me’.”
Background[edit]
Macdonald began writing songs for her second album in spring 2009, in a brief break from her touring commitments. For the first time she began poring through her old notebooks, looking at song ideas, unlike her debut which consists mainly of songs that she wrote straight away.[2] Many of the tracks were inspired by real-life personalities or events from her daily life. "An Ordinary Life" is inspired by the "Z-list celebs" she saw flocking around Scots-born Hollywood actor Gerard Butler at a party he held in Glasgow late 2009 to mark the opening of his film Law Abiding Citizen.[2] The tracks were recorded at Weller's BlackBarn Studios in Surrey.[3]
Music video[edit]
The music video was filmed at Loch Lomond in Scotland. It starts with Macdonald walking down a slipway towards the Loch carrying a case she puts it down and starts playing the guitar with a caravan in the background, orange lines flash throughout the music video and the viewer can see different shots of the loch, the forest and Macdonald playing her guitar.[1]
Track listing[edit]
- Digital download[4]
- "Spark" – 3:07
- "Spark" (Acoustic Version – German Radio Tour) – 3:05
- iTunes digital download[5]
- "Spark" – 3:07
- "Your Time Will Come" (Farewell Olympic Studios Version) – 3:48
- "Spark" (Tom Middleton Mix) – 8:22
- "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (Acoustic Version – German Radio Tour) – 3:07
- German single-CD[6]
- "Spark" – 3:07
- "Spark" (HR1 Acoustic Version) – 3:05
- "Spark" (Tom Middleton Mix) – 8:22
- "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (HR1 Acoustic Version) – 3:07
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] | 109 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 15 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] | 11 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 56 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 30 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 10 May 2010 | Digital download, CD single | Mercury Records |
| Germany[12] | 25 June 2010 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Amy Macdonald – Spark". Glasswerk National. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Amy Macdonald – Biography". Amymacdonald.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Amy Macdonald: I'm not thinking about marriage yet because it would mean taking break from my career". The Daily Record. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Spark – Digital download". Amazon. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Spark – iTunes Digital download". iTunes. January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ "Spark". Amazon. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Amy Macdonald – Spark" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Amy Macdonald – Spark" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Amy Macdonald – Spark" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Macdonald, Amy – Spark" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Amy Macdonald – Spark". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Spark". Germany: Amazon.
