"Fast as You" is a song written and recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...

. It is the third single released from his 1993 album This Time

This Time (Dwight Yoakam album)

This Time is the fifth album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. Three of its tracks barely missed the top spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, each peaking at No. 2: "Ain't That Lonely Yet," "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," and "Fast as You." Two other tracks also rose...

. 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 ten hit to date, while he'd have three more including another number-one in Canada. This is also his second single to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #70 on that chart.

Country music duo Steel Magnolia

Steel Magnolia

Steel Magnolia is an American country music duo that won season two of the television talent show Can You Duet. The duo consists of Meghan Linsey and her fiance, Joshua Scott Jones. After becoming the top winner on the show, the duo signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records, and released...

 recorded a live version of the song, which is included in their 2010 extended play

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, Steel Magnolia — EP

Steel Magnolia — EP

Steel Magnolia — EP is a 5-song extended play released on February 23, 2010, by country music duo Steel Magnolia. The EP features the duo's debut single, "Keep On Lovin' You", which has reached the Top 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It also features the song "Ooh La La" which...

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Music video

The music video was directed by Dwight Yoakam with the help of Carolyn Mayer. It features Yoakam singing the song at a concert.

Chart performance

"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)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	70
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5