Combs goes live with "Fast Car'
Monday, August 14, 2023 – Luke Combs' new live version of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" is out now.
The song was recorded at Combs' sold-out show at Minneapolis' US Bank Stadium earlier this spring.
The release continues Combs' successful run with the single as it was recently certified 2x Platinum (five months since its release) and has garnered over 435 million global streams to date. "Fast Car" is also currently number one on the Hot AC chart for the second-consecutive week, second on Billboard's all-genre Hot 100 chart and recently spent five consecutive weeks at number one on Billboard's Country Airplay chart — Combs'16th consecutive #1 at country radio and another historic feat.
"Fast Car" is from Combs' new album "Gettin' Old" — a companion to his 2022 record, "Growin' Up" — which was released earlier this spring via River House.
More news for Luke Combs
- 01/23/25: Church, Combs receive CRS Humanitarian Award honor
- 01/08/25: Combs headlines Bonnaroo
- 01/06/25: Combs headlines Boston Calling
- 10/28/24: Concert for Carolina raised $24M for hurricane relief efforts
- 10/25/24: Jelly Roll, Urban, Combs headline Tortuga Fest
- 10/07/24: Combs, Church, Strings, Taylor plan Hurricane Helene benefit
- 09/04/24: Jelly Roll, Combs, Bryan headline Stagecoach
- 07/11/24: Combs exhibit at Country Music HOF opens, plays show
CD reviews for Luke Combs
The saying, 'Strike while the iron's hot,' applies to many situations, but especially to the music business. The scene moves so fast these days that this last year's star could be this year's 'Where are they now?' Luke Combs moved quickly up the country music popularity ladder, so he's smart to put out this five-song EP between full-lengths.
First single, "Beer Never Broke My Heart," is a throwaway tune, built upon a solidly thumping, Waylon Jennings-like groove. ...
Luke Combs has gotten a lot of life out of his album "This One's for You," which includes his breakthrough hit "Hurricane," as well as the popular single "When It Rains It Pours." This deluxe edition includes five new tracks, many of which are just as strong as the original 12.
"Houston, We Got a Problem" includes a smart lyric highlighting specific details about that big Texas city. Even though it has all these famous landmarks, it doesn't have ...
Five years ago, when beer-drinking, truck-driving-in-the-country country songs were en vogue, Luke Combs' full-length debut would have fit right in. In 2017, when pop music rules the country market and male singers are more likely to wear a stylish jacket instead of a flannel shirt, Combs is positively refreshing.
"Hurricane," the first single and first top five hit of Combs' career, sounds like a typical Jason Aldean ballad at the onset, but then builds into something more ...
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