"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.Biography - Amy Macdonald . amymacdonald.co.uk/ On 2 October 2012 Macdonald announced that she was filming the video saying, "Early start today. Filming the video for '4th of July'".Twitter / Amy_Macdonald: Early start today. Filming ... 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!".Twitter / Amy_Macdonald: The video for 4th of July is ... 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.."Twitter / MercuryMusic: @Amy__Macdonald single for ... The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 24 October 2012 at a total length of four minutes.
Promotion 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 RegionDateFormatLabel United Kingdom 22 October 2012 Digital download Mercury Records
References
External links Amy Macdonald - Amy Macdonald official site