Tracy Chapman is as surprised as anyone that her 1988 classic, 'Fast Car,' has become a chart-topping country song. Here’s her reaction
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in an exclusive statement. “I’m happy for Luke and his success and grateful that new fans have found and embraced ‘Fast Car.’” Not only has Chapman’s song reached No. 1 on Country Airplay, she is the first Black woman as a song’s sole writer to top the chart since its debut in 1990. Combs’ version of the heartbreaking tale of a woman trying to break out of a life of poverty and homelessness is also No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, besting the No. 6 peak that Chapman’s version reached in 1998. While Combs is the first artist to have a No. 1 with “Fast Car,” he is certainly not the first to re-record it. Among the artists who have covered it on record or live are Khalid, Black Pumas, Justin Bieber, Passenger and Sam Smith.
“Fast Car” was the first single from Chapman’s 1988 self-titled debut album, released on Elektra, after Brian Koppelman discovered her while he was a student at Tufts University. Produced by David Kershenbaum, the folk-rock album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and quickly established Chapman as a vital new voice unafraid to tackle social and political issues.
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