Fast Car (Taio Cruz song)

"Fast Car"
"Fast Car"
Single by Taio Cruz
from the album TY.O and The Fast Hits
Released	4 August 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:45
Label	Island Records
Songwriters	Taio Cruz; Max Martin; Klas Åhlund; Usher Raymond IV; Alexander Kronlund; Adam Jewelle Baptiste;
Producers	Max Martin; Klas Åhlund;
Taio Cruz singles chronology

"Fast Car" is a song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz from his third studio album, TY.O (2011). The track, which was written exclusively for the American release, was released as the album's second single in the U.S. and does not feature on the European edition of the album. The track was written by Cruz, Max Martin, Klas Ahlund, Usher, Alexander Kronlund, Adam Jewelle Baptiste, and produced by Max Martin, Klas Åhlund. The music video was released on 5 November 2012.^[1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Lyrics	Producer	Length
1.	"Fast Car"	Cruz, Max Martin, Klas Ahlund, Usher Raymond IV, Alexander Kronlund, Adam Jewelle Baptiste	Max Martin, Klas Ahlund	3:45

Credits and personnel

Lead vocals – Taio Cruz
Producers – Max Martin, Klas Ahlund
Lyrics – Cruz, Max Martin, Klas Ahlund, Usher Raymond IV, Alexander Kronlund, Adam Jewelle Baptiste
Label: Island Records

Chart performance

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	34
Germany (GfK)^[4]	39
Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI)^[5]	67
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[6]	180

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia	4 August 2012^[7]	Digital download	Island Records
United States	7 August 2012^[8]	Digital download
United States	14 August 2012^[9]	Mainstream airplay

References

↑ Corner, Lewis (26 October 2012). "Taio Cruz confirms new single 'Fast Car' – listen". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2004.
↑ "Taio Cruz – Fast Car". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Taio Cruz – Fast Car" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201248 into search.
↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 29.12.2012 (wk51)". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
↑ iTunes – Music – Fast Car – Single by Taio Cruz^{[dead link]}
↑ "iTunes – Music – Fast Car – Single by Taio Cruz". iTunes. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012.
↑ "CHR Available For Airplay - Archive". fmqb.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2026.

[1] Corner, Lewis (26 October 2012). "Taio Cruz confirms new single 'Fast Car' – listen". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2004.

[sc_Australia_Taio_Cruz-2] "Taio Cruz – Fast Car". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_Taio_Cruz-3] "Taio Cruz – Fast Car" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[GER-4] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.

[sc_Slovakia_-5] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201248 into search.

[UKsin-6] Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 29.12.2012 (wk51)". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

[7] Tunes – Music – Fast Car – Single by Taio Cruz^{[dead link]}

[8] "iTunes – Music – Fast Car – Single by Taio Cruz". iTunes. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012.

[9] "CHR Available For Airplay - Archive". fmqb.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2026.

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