4th of July (Amy Macdonald song)

"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.

"4th of July"
Single by Amy Macdonald
from the album Life in a Beautiful Light
Released22 October 2012
Recorded2011
GenrePop, folk
Length3:48
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)Amy Macdonald
Producer(s)Pete Wilkinson
Amy Macdonald singles chronology
"Pride"
(2012)		 "4th of July"
(2012)		 "Oh My Love"
(2014)
Music videos
"4th of July" on YouTube

Background

The song was inspired by a childhood trip to New York with her family on Independence Day.[1]

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'".[2] 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!".[3] 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.."[4] The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 24 October 2012 at a total length of four minutes.[5]

Live performances

On 26 October 2012 Macdonald performed the song live on This Morning.[6] On the Under stars tour, Macdonald performed an acoustic version of the song with a very different arrangement.

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLyricsProducerLength
1."4th of July"Amy MacdonaldPete Wilkinson3:48

Release history
Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 22 October 2012 Digital download Mercury Records
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References
  1. Biography - Amy Macdonald Archived 21 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine. amymacdonald.co.uk/
  2. Twitter / Amy_Macdonald: Early start today. Filming ...
  3. Twitter / Amy_Macdonald: The video for 4th of July is ...
  4. Twitter / MercuryMusic: @Amy__Macdonald single for ...
  5. Amy Macdonald - 4th Of July on YouTube
  6. Amy Macdonald - 4th of July (Live This Morning) on YouTube
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