“Fast Car” is a 1988 Tracy Chapman song that is popular again because of a cover. It really took off after the Grammys on 2/4/22
In case you didn’t get to see it, here is the full video of Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs singing “Fast Car” at the Grammys
— EZ Rider🌻 (@EZRideryoyall) February 5, 2024
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Tracy Chapman’s Grammy Award-winning song is currently enjoying a renaissance on the country music charts due to Luke Combs’ popular cover.
— theGrio.com (@theGrio) July 3, 2023
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Tracy Chapman has become the first Black woman in history to have the sole songwriting credit on a #1 country hit, as Luke Combs’ cover of her 1988 song “Fast Car.” It currently sits atop Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week. pic.twitter.com/JFHLvLYf88
— Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) July 5, 2023
“I never expected to find myself on the country charts,” Tracy Chapman said of the success of Luke Combs’ cover of 'Fast Car.' https://t.co/iPJkE7qorn
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 6, 2023
Tonight, 35 years after winning a Grammy for 'best female pop vocal performance' with 'Fast Car', Tracy Chapman returns to the Grammys in a performance alongside Luke Combs. Here's ‘Fast Car’ through the decades. From the performance For Nelson Mandela in 1988 to today pic.twitter.com/lWiLuOu7aI
— Tracy Chapman (@tchapmanonline) February 5, 2024
This is crazy!! https://t.co/H40DiwtLYF
— Tracy Chapman (@tchapmanonline) February 5, 2024
Tracy Chapman — who hasn’t performed live in years — just sang “Fast Car” on stage with Luke Combs at the Grammy’s.
— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) February 5, 2024
The backstory behind this collaboration is incredible.
Combs’ first favourite song ever was “Fast Car”. He covered it in early 2023 as a country version and the… pic.twitter.com/8qXg80sRLK
In @nytopinion
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 6, 2024
"Gracing the Grammys stage for the first time since she accepted the award for best new artist 35 years ago, Chapman proved me right and wrong,” writes Lydia Polgreen. https://t.co/ejSReB2FtJ