▁Awards ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁song ▁won ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁" Choice ▁Music : ▁Country ▁Song " ▁on ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Te en ▁Cho ice ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Live ▁performances ▁ ▁The ▁live ▁performance ▁that ▁was ▁uploaded ▁to ▁YouTube ▁was ▁captured ▁at ▁the ▁Gold ▁Country ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁O ro ville , ▁California ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁song ▁was , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁un re leased ▁and ▁was ▁performed ▁using ▁ban jos ▁and ▁viol ins ▁and ▁contained ▁different ▁lyr ics ▁than ▁the ▁album ▁version . ▁" S par ks ▁Fly " ▁was ▁the ▁opening ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁Spe ak ▁Now ▁World ▁Tour . ▁The ▁performance ▁begins ▁with ▁an ▁opening ▁mont age ▁about ▁how ▁people ▁should ▁" spe ak ▁now " ▁about ▁how ▁they ▁feel , ▁and ▁Swift ▁then ▁ra ises ▁from ▁a ▁cloud ▁of ▁smoke ▁and ▁s ings ▁" Drop ▁everything ▁now " ▁before ▁starting ▁the ▁actual ▁song ▁performance . ▁Swift ▁also ▁uses ▁a ▁longer ▁inter l ude ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁ch orus ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁Fire works ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁performance . ▁The ▁performance ▁uses ▁electric ▁gu it ars ▁instead ▁of ▁ban jos ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Swift ' s ▁first ▁live ▁album , ▁Spe ak ▁Now ▁World ▁Tour ▁Live . ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁Spe ak ▁Now ▁World ▁Tour ▁Live , ▁Matt ▁B jor ke ▁of ▁R ough stock ▁c ited ▁Swift ' s ▁per for ation ▁of ▁" S par ks ▁Fly