Released 22 October 2012 Recorded 2011 Length 3:48 | Format Digital download Genre Pop, folk Label Mercury Records | |
"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.
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Background
The song was inspired by a childhood trip to New York with her family on Independence Day.
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.
Synopsis
The music video was unveiled on 23 October 2012, the video shows Macdonald and her band performing the song, which features a montage of old-fashioned footage from the United States, at the end of the video Macdonald and the band get covered by Confetti.
Live performances
On 26 October 2012 Macdonald performed the song live on This Morning.