"Fat Bottomed Girls" ( sample) is a song by the English rock band Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, the track featured on their 1978 album Jazz, and also appears on the band's 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 United States.
The song is based on an open tuning guitar riff that is both bluesy and metallic, and the song begins with its chorus. It was one of the few Queen songs played in an alternative guitar tuning, being played in drop D tuning. The song's music video was filmed at the Dallas Convention Center in Texas in October 1978.
Queen performed "Fat Bottomed Girls" in concert between 1978 and 1982. Since its release, the song has appeared on television and film, and has been covered by a number of artists.
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