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"Fast Car" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on April 6, 1988, by Elektra Records, as the lead single from her 1988 self-titled debut studio album. Chapman's appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert in June 1988 helped the song become a top-ten hit in the United States, reaching ...
Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, widely known for her hit singles "Fast Car" (1988) and "Give Me One Reason" (1995). She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987. [ 1 ]
“Fast Car” was big when it came out in 1988: It scored a No. 6 ranking on Billboard’s Hot 100 and earned Chapman one of three Grammys she took home that year. But it’s just as big now.
“Fast Car” initially peaked at No 5 when it was released in 1988. A tropical house rendition of the track by Jonas Blue also was released in 2015, and got to No 2 in the UK charts. Show comments
Tracy Chapman stood on the Grammy's stage exuding a humble, peaceful joy as she began strumming the intro to her 1988 hit "Fast Car." After she sang the first verse, country star Luke Combs beamed ...
Every time Luke Combs performs "Fast Car" now, he remembers something Tracy Chapman told him about her signature song, which he made popular again with his 2023 country-style cover of it.
Combs' "Fast Car" zoomed to the top of Billboard's hot country songs chart (becoming the first song written by a Black female artist to do so) and went to No. 2 on the Hot 100.
Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" is one of those songs that you just feel in your soul: the lyrics about the yearning to escape, the gentle guitar underlying a feeling of despair but also the hope that ...