Fast Car

Summary

Fast Car is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,115 views/month, #181 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fast Car's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Fast Car's composer is recorded as Tracy Chapman^[4].
• Fast Car's genre is acoustic music^[5].
• Fast Car's genre is country music^[6].
• Fast Car was followed by Talkin' 'bout a Revolution^[7].
• Fast Car was produced by Jonathan Singleton^[8].
• Fast Car was performed by Tracy Chapman^[9].
• Among the performers on Fast Car was Luke Combs^[10].
• Fast Car's record label is recorded as Elektra^[11].
• Fast Car's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[12].
• Fast Car is part of Tracy Chapman^[13].
• Fast Car's language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• Fast Car's country of origin is recorded as United States^[15].
• Fast Car was published on April 1, 1988^[16].
• Fast Car's lyricist is recorded as Tracy Chapman^[17].
• Fast Car's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fast Car'}^[18].
• Fast Car's has characteristic is recorded as debut single^[19].
• Fast Car's form of creative work is recorded as song^[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[21]

• Genre(s): dancehall, reggae^[22]

• Community tags: dancehall, reggae^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0c0b8501-d21e-34af-b0a1-afc00af2cb03^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Tracy Chapman^[9] and Luke Combs^[10]. Fast Car was produced by Jonathan Singleton^[8].

Publication

Fast Car was published on April 1, 1988^[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[14]. Genres include acoustic music^[5] and country music^[6]. It is part of Tracy Chapman^[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Fast Car was followed by Talkin' 'bout a Revolution^[7].

Why It Matters

Fast Car ranks in the top 0.93% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,115 views/month, #181 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]