Magnet and Steel  "Magnet and Steel" is a hit single written and performed by Walter Egan, released in May 1978. It was the first and biggest hit on Egan's second solo LP, "Not Shy". It reached number eight on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 and number nine in Canada. It spent 22 weeks on the American charts. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, members of Fleetwood Mac, sang background vocals along with several others; Buckingham was also one of the song's producers, along with Egan and Richard Dashut. Nicks was also Egan's inspiration for the song. "Magnet and Steel" was featured in "Boogie Nights" (1997), "Overnight Delivery" (1998) and "" (1999). It was also heard in the Season 2 episode "Ohio" of the HBO series "Divorce" (2018). The singer Matthew Sweet did a version of this song for the "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" album with Lindsey Buckingham on guitar.