Which Queen member wrote the song 'Radio Ga Ga'?

Which Queen member wrote the song “Radio Ga Ga”? Roger Taylor wrote it. The 1984 Queen single began as a song Taylor developed on a synthesizer and LinnDrum, initially imagining it for a solo project.

The title came from Taylor’s young son, who said “radio ca-ca” while reacting to something on the radio. Taylor reshaped the phrase into “Radio Ga Ga,” while the lyrics became a nostalgic defence of radio in an era when television and music videos were rapidly changing how people discovered music.

Queen then expanded the recording as a band. John Deacon supplied the bassline, and Freddie Mercury helped reconstruct and polish the arrangement and lyrics. That collaboration sometimes causes confusion, but the songwriting credit remains Taylor’s alone.

Released on 23 January 1984 as the opening track of The Works, the song became a major international hit. Its famous synchronized clapping routine, prominently seen at Queen’s 1985 Live Aid performance, helped make it one of the band’s most recognizable concert songs.