Sparks (Cover Drive song)

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"Sparks"
Single by Cover Drive
from the album Bajan Style
Released29 April 2012
Recorded2011
GenrePop
Length2:58
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Steve Mac, Menelik Eu'el Solomon, Jamar Harding & Wayne Hector
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Cover Drive singles chronology
"Twilight"
(2012)
"Sparks"
(2012)
"Turn Up the Love"
(2012)

"Sparks" is the third single recorded by Barbados-based pop group Cover Drive. The song was released on 29 April 2012 as a digital download in the United Kingdom, taken from their debut album Bajan Style.

Music video[edit]

A music video to accompany the release of "Sparks" was first released on YouTube on 16 March 2012 at a total length of three minutes and three seconds.[1]

Critical reception[edit]

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

"It's just another night, the boys are getting hype/ But baby in my head, I'm there with you instead," T-Ray bluntly confesses over a clap-happy beat and smooth synths, before Amanda takes the reigns [sic] on a wibbly-lipped chorus that will grab your ears and refuse to let go. With a hook more seductive than a heartthrob vampire, we suspect Cover Drive will have the public under their charms once again. .[2]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Sparks"2:58
2."What I Like"3:31
3."Sparks" (Wookie Remix)4:21
4."Sparks" (The Alias Remix)5:01
5."Sparks" (Red Boyz Dancehall Remix)2:54

Chart performance[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Country Release date Format Label
United Kingdom 29 April 2012[9] Digital download Global Talent

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cover Drive – Sparks. YouTube
  2. ^ Cover Drive: 'Sparks' – Single review. Digital Spy
  3. ^ "Chart Track: Week 18, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  7. ^ "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  8. ^ "British single certifications – Cover Drive – Sparks". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ^ iTunes – Music Sparks – EP by Cover Drive