"Spark" is a song by

Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...

, released as the first single from her fourth studio album, ''

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'' (1998).

Background

Amos wrote "Spark" after suffering a miscarriage. She discussed the song in an article from ''Q'' magazine in May 1998.

Music video

Amos requested the video for "Spark" to be directed by James Brown, who originally had a different idea for the video that Amos disliked; she requested wanting something "where a girl has a will to live." The video was shot in

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and took three days to finish.

Track listings

US CD and cassette single # "Spark" (album version) – 4:12 # "Purple People" – 3:41 US maxi-CD single # "Spark" # "Purple People" # "Bachelorette" UK CD1 and Australian CD single # "Spark" # "Purple People (Christmas in Space)" # "

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" # "Bachelorette" UK CD2 # "Spark" # " Do It Again" # "Cooling"

Charts

Release history

References

External links

The Dent: Spark single
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spark (Song) Tori Amos songs 1998 singles 1998 songs Atlantic Records singles East West Records singles