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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 ...
The song is an upbeat pop song with a retro, with influences of "cabaret" jazz. [2] The lyrics use a 'fast car' as a metaphor for how the song's protagonist sees her lover. She wants him to "speed it up," and states that "nobody else can ride (him)" (誰にも 乗らせない, dare ni mo norasena
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]
The singers collaborated in a performance of the hit song at the Grammys in February. Every time Luke Combs performs "Fast Car" now, he remembers something Tracy Chapman told him about her ...
“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.
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 ...
"Fast Car" is a song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz from his third studio album, TY.O (2011). The track, which was written exclusively for the American release, was released as the album's second single in the U.S. and does not feature on the European edition of the album.
Sonja Flemming/CBS Update: 2/13/24 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Chapman’s success continued beyond the iTunes chart and into the Billboard Hot 100. Her original version of “Fast Car” re-entered the ...