Sparks Fly (song)

"Sparks Fly"
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album Speak Now
Written	2006
Released	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
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

"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 produced it with Nathan Chapman for Speak Now after receiving fan requests. "Sparks Fly" is a pop rock song with influences of country music and arena rock; 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 her later tours. 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).