Fast Cars and Freedom
| "Fast Cars and Freedom" | |||||||
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| Single by Rascal Flatts | |||||||
| from the album Feels Like Today | |||||||
| Released | March 21, 2005 | ||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||
| Length |
4:23 (album version) 3:55 (single version) | ||||||
| Label | Lyric Street | ||||||
| Writer(s) |
Gary LeVox Wendell Mobley Neil Thrasher[1] | ||||||
| Producer(s) |
Mark Bright Marty Williams | ||||||
| Rascal Flatts singles chronology | |||||||
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"Fast Cars and Freedom" is a song recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in March 2005 as the third single from the album Feels Like Today. It was the group's fourth Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
The single was co-written by Rascal Flatts' lead singer Gary LeVox, along with Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher. Previously, the three writers had also written Rascal Flatts' 2003 single "I Melt".[1] This is Rascal Flatts' first Number one hit to be written by a band member.
Chart performance
"Fast Cars and Freedom" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of March 26, 2005.
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 38 |
| US Billboard Pop 100 | 70 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2005) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
References
- 1 2 BMI.com | "Fast Cars & Freedom" Races to #1
- ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Rascal Flatts.
- ↑ "Rascal Flatts – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Rascal Flatts.
- ↑ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
| Preceded by "Making Memories of Us" by Keith Urban |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single July 2-July 16, 2005 |
Succeeded by "As Good as I Once Was" by Toby Keith |
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