 " Stephen " is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha , taken from her debut studio album Animal ( 2010 ) . The song was written by Kesha in collaboration with David Gamson , Pebe Sebert , Oliver Leiber . It was produced by Gamson with additional production done by Leiber . The song 's instrumentation was by Gamson , with the exception of the accordion , which was played by Kesha . Kesha wrote the song about a boy that she had been stalking and who had refused to call the singer . 
