Which Queen song features a bicycle bell in its studio recording?

Queen’s “Bicycle Race” features a bicycle bell in its studio recording.

Written by Freddie Mercury, the song was released in 1978 as a double A-side single with “Fat Bottomed Girls.” The two songs were promoted together and reference each other, creating one of Queen’s more unusual single concepts.

The bicycle-bell sound is heard prominently in the recording and became one of its identifying details. Queen reportedly used numerous bicycle bells during the recording session, with the final effect assembled as part of the song’s playful arrangement. The track appears on the album Jazz, released in the same year.

The song’s title is sometimes mistakenly expanded to “I Want to Ride My Bicycle,” but that phrase is from its chorus rather than its official title. “Bicycle Race” reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. Its accompanying promotional campaign, including a famous bicycle-themed event, contributed to the song’s notoriety, although the track itself remains a tightly arranged pop-rock recording.