▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁at ▁number ▁ 8 4 . ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Songs ▁chart ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Pl atin um ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ) ▁for ▁sales ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁" S par ks ▁Fly " ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁song ▁for ▁the ▁Spe ak ▁Now ▁World ▁Tour ▁( 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ). ▁A ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released , ▁featuring ▁cli ps ▁of ▁various ▁performances ▁during ▁the ▁Spe ak ▁Now ▁World ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁release ▁ ▁Swift ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁her ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁Spe ak ▁Now ▁two ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁release ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁" S par ks ▁Fly " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Swift ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁six teen ▁years ▁old , ▁prior ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁her ▁e pon ym ous ▁album ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁She ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁live ▁during ▁several ▁bar ▁shows ▁" of ▁forty ▁and ▁fifty ▁people ". ▁A ▁recorded ▁live ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁concert s ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁onto ▁the ▁internet ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁song ▁became ▁a ▁favorite ▁among ▁Swift ' s ▁fans , ▁leading ▁Swift ▁to ▁re work ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁include ▁it ▁on ▁Spe ak ▁Now ▁after ▁having ▁so ▁many ▁requested ▁for ▁it