"Fast as You" | ||||
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Single by Dwight Yoakam | ||||
from the album This Time | ||||
B-side | "Home for Sale"/Let's Work Together | |||
Released | October 4, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Genre | Country, country rock, rock and roll | |||
Length | 4:45 | |||
Label | Reprise 18341 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dwight Yoakam | |||
Producer(s) | Pete Anderson | |||
Dwight Yoakam singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Fast as You" on YouTube |
"Fast as You" is a song by American singer-songwriter and guitarist Dwight Yoakam, written and recorded by Yoakam. It was released in October 1993 as the third single from his fifth studio album, This Time . Like his previous two singles, this song topped out at #2 in the United States, while it peaked at #5 in Canada. This is his last American top 10 hit to date, while he'd have three more in Canada, including another number-one. This is also his second single to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #70 on that chart. [1]
American country music duo Steel Magnolia covered this song live, which is included in their 2010 extended play, Steel Magnolia — EP . Runaway June also recorded a cover of the song, which appears on their self-titled 2018 EP and their debut album, Blue Roses .
The music video was directed by Dwight Yoakam and Carolyn Beug. It features Yoakam singing the song at a concert.
"Fast as You" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 3, 1993.
Chart (1993–1994) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] | 70 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 2 |
Chart (1994) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] | 71 |