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"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.

Background

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. It is claimed^[3] that she wrote "Spark" for murdered toddler James Bulger, after watching a TV program on his violent death, though she denies this. She has stated that although the Bulger case was a catalyst, the song refers to a departed loved one in general.^[4] "What Happiness Means to Me" is dedicated to her footballer fiancé Steve Lovell,^[4] while "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] "My Only One" is partly about her late grandparents and partly about Michael Jackson.^[4] The tracks were recorded at Weller's BlackBarn Studios in Surrey.^[5]

Music video

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

References

1. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/features/national/8151/Amy+Macdonald+-+Spark |title=Amy Macdonald - Spark|accessdate=2010-05-07 |work=Glasswerk National}}
2. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.amymacdonald.co.uk/gb/biography/ |title=Amy Macdonald — Biography |publisher=Amymacdonald.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-03-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221005047/http://www.amymacdonald.co.uk/gb/biography/ |archivedate=21 February 2010 |df=dmy-all }}
3. ^[https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/archives/news/31099/my-new-song-is-about-little-jamie-bulger-talking-to-his-parents-from-beyond-the-grave/ The Scottish Sun]
4. ^¹²{{cite news|last=Sweeney |first=Chris |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/scotlandfeatures/2815685/Amy-Macdonald-is-back-with-her-second-album.html |title=Amy Macdonald is back with her second album |publisher=The Sun |date=2010-01-20 |accessdate=2010-03-04 |location=London}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2010/02/05/amy-macdonald-i-m-not-thinking-about-marriage-yet-because-it-would-mean-taking-break-from-my-career-86908-22020062/ |title=Amy Macdonald: I'm not thinking about marriage yet because it would mean taking break from my career |publisher=The Daily Record |date= |accessdate=2010-03-04}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003KYB01Q |title=Spark - Digital download |accessdate=2010-03-18 |work=Amazon}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/spark-ep/id371260410 |title=Spark - iTunes Digital download |accessdate=2010-05-09 |work=iTunes}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B003MAQG30 |title=Spark |accessdate=2010-06-14 |work=Amazon}}
9. ^https://www.amazon.de/dp/B003MPHIN2