it 29th, opining that Swift makes even some of her most common tropes feel fresh. Jules Lefevre of Junkee ranked it as the third best song on Fearless, similarly praising the presence of Swift's most common imagery and describing the song as captivating. In a review of Fearless (Taylor's Version), a reviewer for Clash Magazine retrospectively described "Fearless" as a "first kiss soundtrack". Commercial performance After its digital release, on the issue dated November 1, 2008, "Fearless" debuted and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 with sales of 162,000 digital downloads. Following its single release, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 99 on the week ending February 20, 2010. Its highest position on the chart while being released as a single was number 76 on the week ending April 10, 2010; it ultimately spent 15 weeks on the Hot 100. The song is one of 13 songs from Fearless charted within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record for the most top 40 entries from a single album. "Fearless" also peaked at number ten on the Hot Country Songs chart and spent 19 weeks on the chart, making it Swift's tenth consecutive top ten hit but also her lowest-charting single, and 27 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart, where it spent 15 weeks. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the sale of over 500,000 units on October 12, 2009, before its official release as a single on January 4, 2010, therefore becoming the first single to be certified gold before being released as an official single. "Fearless" was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 23, 2012, and had sold a million copies in the United States by November 2017. On the week ending November 29, 2008, "Fearless" debuted and peaked at number sixty-nine in Canada, spending a total of five weeks on the chart. It eventually reached number 7 on the Canadian Country Airplay chart. The song peaked at number thirty-two in Spain. Accolades Live performances Swift's first televised performance of "Fearless" was on November 10, 2008, on the Late Show with David Letterman. She went on to perform the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Clear Channel Communications's Stripped. Swift performed the song on all venues of her first headlining concert tour, the Fearless Tour, which ran from