"Firecracker" is a single by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Josh Turner

Josh Turner

Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner is a country music singer and actor signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Turner has released four studio albums for the label. The first of these was 2003's Long Black Train, whose title track was his breakthrough single release...

. Released in June 2007, "Firecracker" is the lead-off single to Turner's third studio album, Everything Is Fine

Everything Is Fine

Everything Is Fine is the third album from Josh Turner, released on October 30, 2007. "Firecracker" was the first single released, reaching No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and was followed by "Another Try", which peaked at No. 15 on the same chart. The title track was released as the album's...

, which was released on MCA Nashville Records on October 30, 2007. His fastest-climbing single, the song reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 charts.

Content

The song is an up-tempo number in which the narrator describes the intensity of his lover as being comparable to the explosion of a firecracker

Firecracker

A firecracker is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang; any visual effect is incidental to this goal. They have fuses, and are wrapped in a heavy paper casing to contain the explosive compound...

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Music video

A music video was released to promote the single, directed by Peter Zavadil

Peter Zavadil

Peter Zavadil is a music video director who works primarily in the field of country music. He has directed many music videos since the late 1990s.-Music videos directed:109 music videos are currently listed here.-References:...

. In the video, Turner is seen pulling up to a fireworks outlet. While he is inside shopping, mixed in are scenes of a young man, flirting with the girl at the counter, played by Miss Kentucky Teen USA

Miss Kentucky Teen USA

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2005, Sarah Bryan Withers. Turner is shown performing the song on an outdoor stage in parts of the video.
The video is shot in Kimball, Tennessee, near Jasper and South Pittsburg.

Chart performance

"Firecracker" debuted at #58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of July 14, 2007.
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Chart (2007-2008)	Peak position