Fat Bottomed Girls

"Fat Bottomed Girls" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, the song appears on the band's seventh studio album Jazz (1978) and later on their compilation album Greatest Hits. When released as a single with "Bicycle Race", the song reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 24 in the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

"Fat Bottomed Girls"
UK single picture sleeve
Single by Queen
from the album Jazz
A-side"Bicycle Race" (double A-side)
Released
  • 13 October 1978 (UK)
  • 24 October 1978 (US)
Recorded1978
Genre
Length
  • 4:16 (album version)
  • 3:22 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Brian May
Producer(s)
  • Queen
  • Roy Thomas Baker
Queen singles chronology
"It's Late"
(1978)		 "Fat Bottomed Girls" / "Bicycle Race"
(1978)		 "Don't Stop Me Now"
(1979)
Music video
"Fat Bottomed Girls" on YouTube

The song is formed around an open bluesy, metallic guitar tuning, and opens with its chorus. It was one of the few Queen songs played in an alternative (drop D) guitar tuning. The song's music video was filmed at the Dallas Convention Center in Texas in October 1978.

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