"4th of July" is a single release by Scottish recording artist Amy Macdonald.

It was released as the third single from her third studio album, Life in a Beautiful Light, on 22 October 2012.

The song was inspired by a childhood trip to New York with her family on Independence Day.

[1] On 2 October 2012 Macdonald announced that she was filming the video saying, "Early start today.

[6] On the Under stars tour, Macdonald performed an acoustic version of the song with a very different arrangement.