| "Bicycle Race" | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album Jazz | ||||
| A-side | “Fat Bottomed Girls" (double A-side)[1] | |||
| Released | 13 October 1978 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1978 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Freddie Mercury | |||
| Producer(s) | Queen and Roy Thomas Baker | |||
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| "Bicycle Race" on YouTube | ||||
"Bicycle Race" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was released on their 1978 album Jazz and written by Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury. It was released as a double A-side single together with the song "Fat Bottomed Girls", reaching number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 24 in the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[2][3] The song is included in their 1981 Greatest Hits compilation.
The song is notable for its video featuring a bicycle race with nude women at Wimbledon Stadium. The controversial video was edited or even banned in several countries. The song itself has appeared in various media with a bicycle theme.[4]
- ^ "Bicycle Race - Queen | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited.
- ^ "Victoria Pendleton back on her bike for Strictly Come Dancing". The Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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