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4th of July (Amy Macdonald song)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 4th of July | |
| cover | 4thofJulyAmy.png | |
| type | single | |
| artist | Amy Macdonald | |
| album | Life in a Beautiful Light | |
| released | 22 October 2012 | |
| recorded | 2011 | |
| genre | Pop, folk | |
| length | 3:48 | |
| label | Mercury Records | |
| writer | Amy Macdonald | |
| producer | Pete Wilkinson | |
| prev_title | Pride | |
| prev_year | 2012 | |
| next_title | Oh My Love | |
| next_year | 2014 | |
| misc | {{External music video | |
| type | single | |
| header | Music videos |
"4th of July" is a single release by Scottish recording artist Amy Macdonald. It was released as the third single from her third studio album, Life in a Beautiful Light, on 22 October 2012. The song was written by Amy Macdonald and produced by Pete Wilkinson.
Background
The song was inspired by a childhood trip to New York with her family on Independence Day.
Music video
Background
On 2 October 2012 Macdonald announced that she was filming the video saying, "Early start today. Filming the video for '4th of July'". On 17 October 2012 she wrote, "The video for 4th of July is nearly finished and ready to go! I am really happy with it! Excited for you all to see it!". On 18 October 2012 Mercury Music Group announced the release date of the single, "@Amy__Macdonald single for ‘4th Of July’ is out next week! Video coming soon.." The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 24 October 2012 at a total length of four minutes.
Live performances
On 26 October 2012 Macdonald performed the song live on This Morning. On the Under stars tour, Macdonald performed an acoustic version of the song with a very different arrangement.
Track listing
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2012 | Digital download | Mercury Records |
References
References
- [http://www.amymacdonald.co.uk/gb/biography/ Biography - Amy Macdonald] {{webarchive. link. (21 February 2010 . amymacdonald.co.uk/)
- [https://twitter.com/Amy__Macdonald/status/253384230686560256 Twitter / Amy_Macdonald: Early start today. Filming ...]
- [https://twitter.com/Amy__Macdonald/status/258542298013503488 Twitter / Amy_Macdonald: The video for 4th of July is ...]
- [https://twitter.com/MercuryMusic/status/258866355317649408 Twitter / MercuryMusic: @Amy__Macdonald single for ...]
- {{YouTube. b3vls4kuKx8. Amy Macdonald - 4th Of July
- {{YouTube. 3DJiYYPqemg. Amy Macdonald - 4th of July (Live This Morning)
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