The Spark (song)

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"The Spark"
Afrojack The Spark.jpg
Single by Afrojack featuring Spree Wilson
from the album Forget the World
Released11 October 2013
Genre
Length
  • 4:03 (Radio Edit)
  • 6:55 (Club Edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Afrojack
Afrojack singles chronology
"As Your Friend"
(2013)		"The Spark"
(2013)		"Ten Feet Tall"
(2014)
Spree Wilsonsingles chronology
"The Only One"
(2013)		"The Spark"
(2013)		"Ghostchild"
(2015)

"The Spark" is a single by the Dutch DJ and record producer Afrojack, featuring vocals by American singer Spree Wilson. It was released on 11 October 2013, through Island Records, as the lead single from his debut studio album Forget the World (2014). [1]

Contents

It was re-released in November and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 17. The song was also featured on the promos for the MTV EMA 2013 on 10 November. One of the locations in the video is Parisian Palace, by Nico Santucci.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "The Spark" was first released on YouTube on 11 October 2013. [2]

Track listing

Digital download - single
No.TitleLength
1."The Spark" (featuring Spree Wilson)5:11
Digital download - EP [3]
No.TitleLength
1."The Spark" (Tiësto vs. Twoloud Remix)4:36
2."The Spark" (DubVision Remix)6:00
3."The Spark" (Michael Calfan Remix)6:02
4."The Spark" (Tetsuya Komuro Remix)4:04
5."The Spark" (Blasterjaxx Remix)5:22

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [28] Platinum70,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Netherlands (NVPI) [29] 2× Platinum40,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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