“Fast Car” is in second place on the iTunes charts, with two of their albums occupying positions one and four.
After Tracy Chapman performed her song “Fast Car” live with Luke Combs at the 66th Grammys, the hit is now back in the iTunes charts. 36 years after its release, the singer-songwriter can look forward to top positions in the “Top 10 Song Charts” and the “Top 10 Album Charts”.
Three top chart positions for Tracy Chapman
The 59-year-old has only performed live in front of cameras three times since 2009 and generally prefers to enjoy a life characterized by everyday life rather than glamor on a constant loop. For the 2024 Grammy Awards, she made a special exception and brought “Fast Car” live to the awards ceremony stage. She played guitar and sang and was supported by Luke Combs. The country singer released a cover of her piece in 2023 and made it into the “Billboard Hot 100” for a long time.
Immediately after her Grammy performance, Chapman’s original 1988 song was downloaded so many times that it is now on the second place of the top songs in the iTunes charts finds again. And Luke Combs’ cover version also ranks fourth behind her in the single charts.
Her album TRACY CHAPMAN and GREATEST HITS are currently in positions one and four of the top albums.
“Fast Car” has been covered several times
There was another small revival of “Fast Car” in 2015. Jonas Blue and Dakota covered the track and reached fourth place in the charts with their version. The song stayed in the hit lists for a total of 41 weeks.