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Love and Theft's Stephen Barker Liles Revisits Taylor Swift's Song About Him
Stephen Barker Liles is living proof that not all of Taylor Swift’s songs are about heartbreak.
The Love and Theft singer, 39, took a trip down memory lane during the latest episode of “The Bobby Bones Show” podcast, opening up about Swift, 33, writing the track “Hey Stephen” about the pair after they got close while touring together in
“[Taylor put us on the first tour we ever did,” Liles said after being asked if the song was actually about him. “It was like, she was just about to release the Fearless album so we went on our first tour and [she] wrote a song about me. We got close and it was cool.”
The song was rereleased in April when Swift dropped Fearless (Taylor’s Version) in an effort to reclaim her masters after they were bought and sold by Scooter Braun in June Fearless marked her first rerecording followed by Red (Taylor’s Version) and Speak Now (Taylor’s Ver • song by Taylor Swift "Hey Stephen" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her second studio album, Fearless (). It is a country pop, folk-pop, and teen pop song about an unrequited love, inspired by a real-life infatuation. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, "Hey Stephen" features drums inspired by girl-group records, an upright bass that propels its groove, and a subdued Hammond B-3 organ. In reviews of Fearless, critics who picked "Hey Stephen" as an album highlight praised its catchy melody and earnest lyrics about adolescent feelings. The song peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot and was certified gold bygd the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Swift included "Hey Stephen" in the set list of her first headlining tour, the Fearless Tour (–). Following the dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she re-recorded the song as "Hey Stephen (Taylor's Version)" for her re-rec • For other uses, see Love and Theft (disambiguation). Love and Theft is an American country music duo consisting of vocalists Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles. They originally recorded as a trio with vocalist Brian Bandas; after he exited the band, Gunderson and Liles continued as a duo. Signed to Lyric Street Records subsidiary Carolwood Records in , Love and Theft made their chart debut in early with the single "Runaway," which reached the Top 10 on BillboardHot Country Songs. The band's debut album, World Wide Open, was released on August 25, In , following the departure of Bandas, Love and Theft continued as a duo consisting of Gunderson and Liles. The duo moved to RCA Records Nashville that year and released the single "Angel Eyes", which became their first number 1 single. It and the Top 40 singles "Runnin' Out of Air" and "If You Ever Get Lonely" all appear on their second, self-titled album. A third album, Whiskey on My Breath, follow
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