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Written by Taylor Swift at the young age of 16, she shelved the song and decided not to release it. But when a quality footage of an old live performance was posted on the internet, "Sparks Fly" became viral among fans, forcing Taylor and her Management to breathe new fire to the song, thus making the cut in "Speak Now".
Upon announcement of its single release in July, Taylor Swift flew up the Billboard Social 50 Chart, rising 21-14! She continued to soar when the music video dropped in August, from 19-10.
Despite sex-leaning lyrics, the song has been admired by younger fans and managed to earn a nomination as
Favorite Song on KCA's, alongside Pop Hits "Born This Way" (Lady GaGa), "Firework" (Katy Perry) and "Party Rock Anthem (LMFAO), and winning Favorite Country Song on TCA's, beating bigger Country Hits, "God Gave Me You" (Blake Shelton) and "Crazy Girl" (Eli Young Band) .
Without promotion and label support, "Sparks Fly" managed to effortlessly shine like a firework show.
No. 1 on Billboard Hot Country Songs
No. 1 on Mediabase Country Aircheck Charts
No. 1 on iTunes All-Genre Songs
Over 113,000 opening digital sales, record by an album track on release week, first No. 1 hit, in two years, since "You Belong With Me", the only single from "Speak Now" to top all the aforesaid charts.
"Sparks Fly" opened Taylor Swift's Speak Now World Tour, grossing over $120M, and is currently one of the highlights of The RED Tour, selling out stadiums and arenas as we speak.
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