the Rolling Stone Top 100. The song additionally charted at number 26 in Singapore, 46 in Canada, 53 on the Billboard Global 200, and 54 in Australia. Background and release On February 11, 2021, following a dispute with Big Machine Records over the rights to the masters of her first six studio albums, Taylor Swift announced that the first of her re-recorded albums, Fearless (Taylor's Version), a re-recording of Swift's 2008 album, Fearless. On April 8, a snippet of the song was teased on Good Morning America. Fearless (Taylor's Version) was released on April 9, 2021. The song was also included in Fearless (Taylor's Version): The I Remember What You Said Last Night Chapter, a streaming compilation by Swift released on May 24, 2021, featuring five other songs from Fearless (Taylor's Version). Critical reception In a review of Fearless (Taylor's Version), Hannah Mylrea of NME described the title track as brilliant, praising its "starry-eyed lyricism" and "stellar instrumental arrangements" that elicit memories of Swift's older music while simultaneously being much more refined in its production. A reviewer for Clash magazine highlighted Swift's improved vocals and the crisper production while also pinpointing the nostalgia the song evokes. Commercial performance Following the release of Fearless (Taylor's Version), its title track debuted at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 alongside 7 other tracks from Fearless (Taylor's Version). It debuted at number 36 on the Rolling Stone Top 100, with 64,100 units sold and 7.6 million streams in its first week. "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" debuted at number 14 on the Hot Country Songs chart, one of 18 songs from the album charting simultaneously, and 6 on the Country Streaming Songs chart. Internationally, "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" debuted at number 26 in Singapore, 46 in Canada, 53 on the Billboard Global 200, and 54 in Australia. Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriting, production Hillary Lindsey – songwriting Liz Rose – songwriting Christopher Rowe – production, vocal engineering Mike Meadows – acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, background vocals, Hammond B3, mandolin Derek Garten – engineering John Hanes – engineering Lowell Reynolds – engineering, recording David Payne – recording Caitlin Evanson – background vocals Paul Sidoti – background vocals, electric guitar Amos Heller – bass Matt Billingslea – drums Max Bernstein – electric guitar John Yudkin – fiddle Randy Merrill – mastering Serban Ghenea – mixing Chart performance References 2008 songs 2010