Love Story is the title of a song written and recorded by American country artist Taylor Swift. It is the first single from her second studio album, 2008's Fearless. The song was released in September 2008, and by November it reached the top of the Billboard country chart for two weeks, becoming her third Billboard Number One. It also became her first top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100. As with most of the songs on Fearless, Swift wrote Love Story herself. Love Story is Swift's first international single, venturing into other markets outside North America and Australia. The single is also Swift's first to receive remixes for the clubs. As of the week ending February 8, 2009, Love Story has been downloaded more than 3 million times, making it the most downloaded country song in history. In addition, Love Story became the first country crossover recording to hit number one on the Nielsen BDS CHR\u002FTop 40 chart