Spark (Tori Amos song)


"Spark" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the first single from her 1998 album From the Choirgirl Hotel.

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 didn't like; she requested wanting something "where a girl has a will to live." The video was shot in Dartmoor, South West England and took three days to finish.

Track listings

UK CD single, part 1
  1. "Spark" – 4:12
  2. "Purple People " – 3:43
  3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:43
  4. "Bachelorette" – 3:35
UK CD single, part 2
  1. "Spark" – 4:12
  2. "Do It Again" – 6:04
  3. "Cooling" – 4:41
US promotional 12" vinyl
  1. "Spark" – 4:12
  2. "Spark" – 4:14
US 7" vinyl single
  1. "Spark" – 4:12
  2. "Purple People" – 3:41
US maxi CD single
  1. "Spark" – 4:12
  2. "Purple People " – 3:43
  3. "Bachelorette" – 3:35

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