▁single ▁" Tim ▁McG raw " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Following ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁live ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁" S par ks ▁Fly " ▁grew ▁in ▁popular ity ▁among ▁Swift ' s ▁fan base . ▁While ▁Spe ak ▁Now ▁was ▁under ▁production , ▁she ▁received ▁requests ▁from ▁fans ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Swift ▁and ▁Nathan ▁Chap man , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁serv iced ▁to ▁country ▁radio ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁Big ▁Machine ▁Records ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁single ▁from ▁Spe ak ▁Now . ▁A ▁CD ▁single ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Swift ' s ▁official ▁store ▁for ▁a ▁limited ▁time ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁" S par ks ▁Fly " ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁who ▁pra ised ▁it ▁for ▁its ▁up be at ▁tempo . ▁O thers ▁pra ised ▁Swift ' s ▁lyr ics ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁have ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁a ▁c ros so ver ▁between ▁country ▁and ▁pop . ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Spe ak ▁Now , ▁the ▁song ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 7 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 8 ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁due ▁to ▁strong ▁digital ▁sales . ▁After ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single , ▁it ▁re - enter ed