| "Sparks Fly" | ||||
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| Single by Taylor Swift | ||||
| from the album Speak Now | ||||
| Written | 2006 | |||
| Released | July 18, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Big Machine | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Taylor Swift | |||
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| "Sparks Fly" on YouTube | ||||
"Sparks Fly" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). Swift had written the track in 2006 and occasionally performed it live, and she recorded it for Speak Now after receiving fan requests to release it. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, "Sparks Fly" is a pop rock track combining elements of arena rock and country; its production incorporates dynamic electric guitars and subtle fiddles. The lyrics are about temptations and reluctance caused by a dangerous love affair.
Big Machine Records released "Sparks Fly" to country radio in the United States on July 18, 2011, as the fifth single from Speak Now. The accompanying music video was released on August 10, 2011, and it features footage from the Speak Now World Tour. Some critics praised the catchy production and lyrics that demonstrated personal emotions with specificity, but several others deemed the lyrical imagery somewhat unoriginal. "Sparks Fly" won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Country Song.
In the United States, the single peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on Hot Country Songs, and it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It also charted in Australia and Canada. Swift performed "Sparks Fly" on the Speak Now World Tour (2011–2012) and the Red Tour (2013–2014), and she occasionally performed it on the 1989 World Tour (2015), the Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), and the Eras Tour (2023–2024). Following the 2019 dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she re-recorded the song as "Sparks Fly (Taylor's Version)" for her re-recorded album Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023).