Fast Car
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"Fast Car" is a critically acclaimed folk-rock song by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman that poignantly explores themes of poverty, hope, and escape.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumPerformer | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| albumType | studio album ⓘ |
| bSide | For You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 6 ⓘ |
| composer | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| follows | Baby Can I Hold You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | Fast Car (Luke Combs version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | singer-songwriters addressing social issues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:56 ⓘ |
| listedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Record of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Song of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyric | You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere ⓘ |
| performedAt | 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Talkin' 'bout a Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | David Kershenbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Powertrax Studio, Hollywood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Complex, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Elektra Records ⓘ |
| releasedAsSingleIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-04-06 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
alcoholism in family
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economic insecurity ⓘ intergenerational poverty ⓘ search for a better life ⓘ |
| theme |
cyclical hardship
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escape ⓘ hope ⓘ poverty ⓘ working-class struggle ⓘ |
| writer | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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