Fast Car
Luke Combs
2023
Earliest retained annual association for this catalog identity; original release year not independently established.
Release: 2023
Release: 2023Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original licensed recording is documented in 2023. The selected album program and recording-specific release field were reviewed together; a later annual-list appearance or single promotion does not reset this first release year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2023.html, 2023.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Gettin' Old - licensed original program
The licensed 2023 program, visible album date and original track metadata identify the selected recording and its album association. Individual earlier recording dates are considered separately; a later expanded edition is not treated as the first release of older tracks.
Fast Car - licensed recording item
The actual recording page identifies Luke Combs and the selected Fast Car item. Its visible original release header and the parent program were read together; only supported year precision is published.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
A cover of Tracy Chapman's classic, bringing the song to a new audience.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2023.html, position 40
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2023 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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