The Bike Song

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"The Bike Song"
The Bike Song (Mark Ronson single - cover art).jpg
Single by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. featuring Kyle Falconer and Spank Rock
from the album Record Collection
B-side
Released17 September 2010
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length3.46 (Single version)
4.25 (Album version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Dave McCabe, Homer Steinweiss, Naeem Juwan, Victor Axelrod
Producer(s) Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson singles chronology
"Bang Bang Bang"
(2010)
"The Bike Song"
(2010)
"Somebody to Love Me"
(2010)
Kyle Falconer singles chronology
"The Bike Song"
(2010)
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."The Bike Song"4:23
2."The Bike Song" (Major Lazer Remix)3:33
3."The Bike Song" (Lil Silva Remix)5:37

Chart performance

Charts (2010)Peak
Position
European Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5]
[6]
64
Triple J Hottest 100 2010 35
Scotland (OCC) [7] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 17

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