This 1999 single, the lead release from her sophomore album When the Pawn..., showcased a more complex and rhythmically intricate sound than her debut.
- "Fast as You Can" was co-written by Fiona Apple and producer Jon Brion, who had also helmed much of Tidal.
- The single was released in the fall of 1999, preceding the album When the Pawn... by approximately two months.
- This track notably features a prominent harpsichord, adding a baroque texture to its driving, percussive arrangement.
Fiona Apple is a Los Angeles-based art pop singer-songwriter whose dynamic and unconventional piano-driven compositions earned her critical acclaim. At the time of this single's release, she was following up her platinum-selling 1996 debut, Tidal, and its more experimental 1999 predecessor, When the Pawn....
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