Fast Car

song written and composed by Tracy Chapman, originally recorded by Tracy Chapman in 1987 and released in 1988
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q587614
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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 (2,481 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].

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 (2,481 views/month, #181 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fast-car_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fast Car}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fast-car}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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