The Story ( song ) - wikipedia The Story ( song ) For songs with a similar title, see Story. `` The Story '' Single by Brandi Carlile from the album The Story Released 2007 Recorded Vancouver Genre Folk Rock Label Sony BMG Songwriter ( s ) Phil Hanseroth Producer ( s ) T - Bone Burnett Brandi Carlile singles chronology `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` The Story '' ( 2007 ) `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` What Can I Say '' `` The Story '' ( 2007 ) `` Turpentine '' `` The Story '' is a song released as a single by American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, written by Phil Hanseroth, from her 2007 album The Story. It was featured in Grey 's Anatomy in 2007 and is on Grey 's Anatomy Soundtrack album 3 ( released September 11 ). About four years later, a version of the song has been recorded by Grey 's Anatomy actress Sara Ramirez and was first presented in the 2011 episode `` Song Beneath the Song ''. The track was later covered by LeAnn Rimes for her Remnants album and by Dolly Parton for the charity tribute album Cover Stories. Contents 1 Composition and recording 2 Release and promotion 3 Chart performance and reception 4 Sara Ramirez version 5 LeAnn Rimes version 6 References Composition and recording `` The Story '' was written by Phil Hanseroth, who also plays bass in Carlile 's band. It has a 16 - bar melody. It was recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and produced by T - Bone Burnett. Release and promotion `` The Story '' was released as a single in 2007. It was iTunes ' Download of the Week in March 2007. Carlile has performed the song live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Early Show. Along with other songs by Carlile, `` The Story '' received exposure to a wider audience by being played on the soundtrack to medical drama series Grey 's Anatomy. The song, and parts of the video, appeared in 2007 in a special recap episode titled `` Every Moment Counts ''. The song was also used in a General Motors commercial that aired during television coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics. `` The Story '' has become the most popular song from Carlile 's album. Chart performance and reception In the United States Brandi Carlile 's `` The Story '' reached No. 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as No. 35 on the Adult Pop Songs chart and No. 48 on the Digital Songs chart. The song peaked at No. 44 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, No. 3 on the Norwegian VG - lista chart, No. 16 on the Swiss singles chart and No. 38 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart. Tom Scanlon of The Seattle Times describes a live performance of `` The Story '' as `` stunning '' and `` spine - chilling ''. He notes the transition within the song between acoustic pop - rock and `` scream - singing '' that resembles Janis Joplin. A writer for Indianapolis Monthly also draws a comparison between Carlile 's vocals and those of Joplin. Brandi Carlile version Chart ( 2007 -- 08 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 44 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 38 Brazilian Singles Chart ( ABPD ) 57 Norway ( VG - lista ) Portugal ( Billboard ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 16 US Billboard Hot 100 75 US Adult Pop Songs ( Billboard ) 35 Sara Ramirez version List of songs, with selected chart positions Song Year Peak chart positions Album US US Heat AUT CAN FRA IRL `` The Story '' 2011 69 72 94 34 Sara Ramirez Jump up ^ `` The Story '' did not enter the Austrian chart ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ), but peaked at No. 7 on the Austria Digital Songs chart. Sara Ramirez version `` The Story '' Song by Sara Ramirez from the album Grey 's Anatomy : The Music Event Released March 31, 2011 ( 2011 - 03 - 31 ) In 2011, `` The Story '' was again featured in an episode of Grey 's Anatomy. The series 7 episode `` Song Beneath the Song '' was a special musical episode that included renditions of popular songs performed by the show 's characters. In the episode Sara Ramirez, in the role of Callie Torres, sings `` The Story ''. Ramirez ' version of the song was included as a track on her 2011 extended play, Sara Ramirez and the 2011 album Grey 's Anatomy : The Music Event. Sara 's rendition was used again in 2018 on the season fourteen finale. LeAnn Rimes version Country music artist LeAnn Rimes released a cover version of the song on 24 June 2016 in the UK as the first single from her thirteenth studio album Remnants and her first release after signing with RCA UK. Rimes promoted the track with live performances on BBC One 's The One Show and at London nightclub Heaven, but the track failed to enter any commercial charts in the UK. Rimes has indicated that she feels a strong connection with the track. In an interview with Billboard, she said `` I fully embrace the journey I am on and have a deeper understanding of how every piece of my story serves a purpose in my evolution as a woman and an artist, This song is not only a love song but a song of self - acceptance and appreciation for life. '' A music video directed by Isaac Rentz premiered on Rimes ' Vevo channel on 9 August 2016. 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ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Brandi Carlile -- The Story '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Brandi Carlile -- The Story ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Brandi Carlile -- The Story ''. Swiss Singles Chart. ^ Jump up to : Billboard Jump up ^ Caulfield, Keith ; Trust, Gary ( April 7, 2011 ). `` Chart Moves : Katy Perry, Rihanna, Elton John, Lil Wayne, Celtic Thunder ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 8, 2011. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22The%20Story%22&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A887&refine=1 Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22The%20Story%22&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A845&refine=1 Jump up ^ `` Canadian Hot 100 : Week of April 16, 2010 ( Biggest Jump ) ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 8, 2011. 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Brandi Carlile Albums Brandi Carlile The Story Give Up the Ghost Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony Bear Creek The Firewatcher 's Daughter By the Way, I Forgive You EPs Room for Me We 're Growing Up Live from Neumo 's Live at Easy Street Records Rhapsody Originals XOBC Singles `` The Story '' `` That Was n't Me '' Related Discography Cover Stories Grey 's Anatomy Episodes Season 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Characters ( cast members ) Meredith Grey Cristina Yang Izzie Stevens Alex Karev George O'Malley Miranda Bailey Richard Webber Preston Burke Derek Shepherd Addison Montgomery Callie Torres Mark Sloan Lexie Grey Erica Hahn Owen Hunt Sadie Harris Arizona Robbins Teddy Altman Jackson Avery April Kepner Amelia Shepherd Stephanie Edwards Maggie Pierce Nathan Riggs Spin - offs Private Practice Station 19 Other Awards and nominations Soundtrack Video game A Corazón Abierto ( Mexican telenovela ) A Corazón Abierto ( Colombian telenovela ) Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Story_(song)&oldid=842477145 '' Categories : 2007 singles Song recordings produced by T Bone Burnett 2007 songs Sony BMG singles Hidden categories : CS1 errors : dates Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages Music infoboxes with Module : String errors Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 May 2018, at 18 : 20 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote the song the story sung by brandi carlile
Answer: Phil Hanseroth