BICYCLE RACE

The Song
The Single
The Lyrics
The Story
The MIDI


The Song:

"Bicycle Race"
Written by: Freddie Mercury
Sung by: Freddie Mercury
Song Length: 2:57
Appears on: News of the World, Live Killers, Greatest Hits


The Single:

United Kingdom:

Released: October 13, 1978
Double A-Side: Fat Bottomed Girls
Chart Position: 11
Weeks On Chart: ? (11/12)


United States:

Released: October 24, 1978
Double A-Side: Flick Of The Wrist
Chart Position: 24
Weeks On Chart: 12


The Lyrics:

The most accurate, up-to-date lyrics for this song are provided courtesy Queenwords.


The Story:

"Bicycle Race" was written by Freddie Mercury in France, just after the Tour De France pass by his hotel.
It was released from the Jazz album as a double A-Sided single with "Fat Bottomed Girls" worldwide.
To promote the new single, Queen staged a bicycle race in Wembly Stadium to promote the new single.
However, this turned out to be no normal event. Instead, the race featured nude women as the racers!


The MIDI:

This sound file is one of the few popular songs transcribed into MIDI format by Toshiya.


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