The official video for Jonas Blue - Fast Car ft. Dakota is a tropical house reimagining of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 classic. Unlike the original’s grounded focus on poverty, this version leans into a "Wild West" love story aesthetic that emphasizes youthful adventure.
While both versions share the theme of escaping a "dead-end" life, they differ in tone:
Directed by Adam Newport-Berra , the video follows a metaphorical race through the desert:
A girl on a motorcycle is pursued by a cowboy on horseback.
After she crashes her bike down a dune, the cowboy helps her. A romance quickly ensues, symbolizing "falling in love quickly" as a parallel to a "fast car".
Shot near the Salton Sea and Salvation Mountain in the Colorado Desert of California.