The Spark (Afrojack song)

"The Spark"
"The Spark"
Single by Afrojack featuring Spree Wilson
from the album Forget the World
Released	11 October 2013
Genre	Electro house; dance-pop;
Length	4:03 (Radio Edit); 6:55 (Club Edit);
Label	Wall Recordings; PM:AM; Universal; Island; Def Jam;
Songwriter(s)	Nick van de Wall; Joseph Young III; Mark Maxwell;
Producer(s)	Afrojack
Afrojack singles chronology
Spree Wilson singles chronology

"The Spark" is a single by the Dutch DJ and record producer Afrojack, featuring vocals by American singer Spree Wilson. It was released on 11 October 2013, through Island Records, as the lead single from his debut studio album Forget the World (2014).^[1]

It was re-released in November and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 17. The song was also featured on the promos for the MTV EMA 2013 on 10 November. One of the locations in the video is Parisian Palace, by Nico Santucci.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "The Spark" was first released on YouTube on 11 October 2013.^[2]

Track listing

Digital download - single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Spark" (featuring Spree Wilson)	5:11

Digital download - EP^[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Spark" (Tiësto vs. Twoloud Remix)	4:36
2.	"The Spark" (DubVision Remix)	6:00
3.	"The Spark" (Michael Calfan Remix)	6:02
4.	"The Spark" (Tetsuya Komuro Remix)	4:04
5.	"The Spark" (Blasterjaxx Remix)	5:22

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	37
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	39
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[6]	5
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	16
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[8]	4
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)^[9]	17
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[10]	16
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[11]	37
Germany (GfK)^[12]	36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	19
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[15]	9
Poland (Dance Top 50)^[16]	44
Scotland (OCC)^[17]	10
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[18]	59
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[19]	43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	73
UK Singles (OCC)^[21]	17
UK Dance (OCC)^[22]	5
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[23]	8
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[24]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[25]	77
Chart (2014)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[26]	98
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[27]	73

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[28]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Netherlands (NVPI)^[29]	2× Platinum	40,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "iTunes - Music - The Spark (feat. Spree Wilson) - Single by Afrojack". iTunes. 2013-10-11.
^ "Afrojack - The Spark ft. Spree Wilson". YouTube. 2013-10-11.
^ "The Spark (Universal-Island Records Ltd.)". Beatport. 2013-12-11.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in French). Ultratip.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in French). Ultratop Dance.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 4. týden 2014 in the date selector.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark". Tracklisten.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201350 into search.
^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
^ "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "Afrojack Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Afrojack Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2013". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Dutch single certifications – Afrojack – The Spark" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Enter The Spark in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2014 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

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[1] "iTunes - Music - The Spark (feat. Spree Wilson) - Single by Afrojack". iTunes. 2013-10-11.

[2] "Afrojack - The Spark ft. Spree Wilson". YouTube. 2013-10-11.

[3] "The Spark (Universal-Island Records Ltd.)". Beatport. 2013-12-11.

[sc_Australia_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-4] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-5] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-6] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in Dutch). Ultratip.

[sc_Flanders_Dance_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-7] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-8] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in French). Ultratip.

[sc_Wallonia_Dance_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-9] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in French). Ultratop Dance.

[sc_Czech_Republic_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-10] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 4. týden 2014 in the date selector.

[sc_Denmark_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-11] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark". Tracklisten.

[sc_Germany_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-12] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[sc_Dutch40_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-13] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-14] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Poland_-15] "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100.

[sc_Polishdance_-16] "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.

[sc_Scotland_-17] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Slovakia_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-18] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201350 into search.

[19] "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

[sc_Swiss_Afrojack_feat._Spree_Wilson-20] "Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson – The Spark". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_-21] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKdance_-22] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Afrojack-23] "Afrojack Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboarddanceelectronic_Afrojack-24] "Afrojack Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[25] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2013". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[26] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[27] "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[AustraliaAfrojack_feat._Spree_WilsonThe_SparksingleCertRef-28] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[NetherlandsAfrojackThe_SparksingleCertRef-29] "Dutch single certifications – Afrojack – The Spark" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Enter The Spark in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2014 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

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v t e Afrojack
Discography
Studio albums	Forget the World
Singles	"A Msterdamn" "Take Over Control" "Selecta" "No Beef" "Can't Stop Me" "Rock the House" "As Your Friend" "The Spark" "Ten Feet Tall" "Dynamite" "Turn Up the Speakers" "SummerThing!" "Gone "Another Life" "Lost" "Dirty Sexy Money" "Helium" "Hero"
Featured singles	"Give Me Everything" "We're All No One" "Hey Mama" "Hey" "Used to Have It All "We Got That Cool"
Promotional singles	"Louder than Words" "Lunar"