personal life became sensationalized in the press. Commercial performance After Fearless was released, "Hey Stephen" entered and peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated November 29, 2008. In April 2014, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the song gold, denoting 500,000 units based on sales and streaming. In 2021, upon the release of the re-recorded Fearless (Taylor's Version), "Hey Stephen (Taylor's Version)" charted on singles charts in Australia (86) and Canada (68), and peaked at number 105 on the Billboard Global 200. In the United States, "Hey Stephen (Taylor's Version)" peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number 28 on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Personnel "Hey Stephen" (2008) Taylor Swift – writer, producer Nathan Chapman – producer Drew Bollman – assistant mixer Chad Carlson – recording engineer Justin Niebank – mixer Andrew Bowers – finger snaps Burrus Cox – finger snaps Carolyn Cooper – finger snaps Lauren Elcan – finger snaps Delaney McBride – finger snaps Emma McBride – finger snaps Nicholas Brown – instruments "Hey Stephen (Taylor's Version)" (2021) Taylor Swift – writer, producer, lead vocals Christopher Rowe – vocal recording, producer Max Bernstein – vibraphone Matt Billingslea – drums, finger snaps Caitlin Evanson – background vocals Derek Garten – additional engineer Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – engineer Amos Heller – bass guitar Mike Meadows – acoustic guitar, Hammond B3, finger snaps, background vocals David Payne – recording Lowell Reynolds – assistant recording engineer Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, fiddle recording Charts "Hey Stephen" "Hey Stephen (Taylor's Version)" Certification References Sources 2008 songs Taylor Swift songs Songs written by Taylor Swift Song recordings produced by Taylor Swift Song recordings produced by Nathan Chapman (record producer) Song recordings produced by Chris Rowe Country pop songs