Sparks Fly (song)

“Sparks Fly” is a song by singer Taylor Swift for her third album “Speak Now”. It was released with the album on 2010, and in 2023 she re-recorded it and released it as “Sparks Fly (Taylor’s Version)”, along with her rerecorded album “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). It was written by Swift in 2006 and produced by her and Nathan Chapman after receiving fan requests. It is a pop rock song. It's production includes electric guitars and fiddles.

"Sparks Fly"
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album Speak Now
Written	2006
Released	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
Studio	Pain in the Art (Nashville) Capitol (Los Angeles)[1]
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:22
Label	Big Machine
Songwriter(s)	Taylor Swift
Producer(s)	Taylor Swift Nathan Chapman
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"The Story of Us" (2011) "Sparks Fly" (2011) "Ours" (2011)
Music video
"Sparks Fly" on YouTube

It was released by Big Machine Records on July 18, 2011 to the country radio in the US. Its music video was released on August 10, 2011. Some critics praised it for catchiness and lyrics, while others regarded the lyrical imagery to be somewhat unoriginal. The song won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Music — A Country Song.

The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Country Songs and was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Awards and nominations

"Sparks Fly" received three awards and one nomination.

Year	Title	Award	Result
2012	BMI Country Awards	Publisher of the Year	Won
		Top 50 Songs	Won
	American Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favourite Song	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Country Song	Won

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Sparks Fly" Chart (2011-2012) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 97 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] 19 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 28 Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 3 Philippines (MyMusicStore)[6] 64 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 17 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Sparks Fly" Chart (2011) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard}[9] 37

Certifications

Certifications for "Sparks Fly"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10]	Platinum	70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11]	Gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)[12]	Platinum	1,000,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

List of radio and release dates

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	July 18, 2011[13]	Country radio	Big Machine Records
	August 10, 2011[14]	Limited edition CD single