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Fastway
Band London United Kingdom Formed 1982 1980s UK hard rock band
Fastway formed in 1982 in London, United Kingdom. Fastway has 11 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2002. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Say What You Will”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #145. The station that charted Fastway most often is KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA), with 6 appearances.
Fastway were the kind of supergroup the British hard rock scene loved to cook up: "Fast" Eddie Clarke, fresh out of Motorhead, teamed up with Pete Way, late of UFO. Way didn't stick around; he left when the chance came to play with Ozzy Osbourne, and the lineup kept shifting from there, with Dave King aboard through 1986 and Jerry Shirley among those who passed through.
The self-titled debut, Fastway, came out in 1983, and "Say What You Will" and "Easy Livin" show what they were about: lean, blues-grounded hard rock riffs, less breakneck than Clarke's old gang and more swagger. By 1986 they were still kicking with "Trick or Treat", "Get Tough" and "After Midnight".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Fastway on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say What You Will | 7 | #145 | – | – | |
| 2 | Easy Livin | 1 | #480 | – | – | |
| 3 | Get Tough | 1 | #774 | – | – | |
| 4 | Trick or Treat | 1 | #820 | – | – | |
| 5 | After Midnight | 1 | #917 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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