It is called The Spark and has been declared the song of the summer – a viral sensation from a group of children in Ireland who filmed the video in a day.
“The response has been amazing,” Garry McCarthy, the producer, said on Monday. “The kids’ energy and positivity has inspired people. It’s a really catchy song.” Over two and a half high-octane minutes they dance, run and rap. “Think you can stop what we do?” asks the opening lyric. “I doubt it,” the performers declare. “We got the energy, we’ll tell you all about it. I searched for my spark and I found it.”
The children developed the chorus and first verse during an Easter camp, after which tutors took the material to a direct provision refugee centre in Lisdoonvarna, where more children helped to complete it, said McCarthy.