One Million Bicycles In Peking

Nine million bicycles is a song written and produced by mike batt for the singer katie melua s second album piece by piece.

One million bicycles in peking. I m warmed by the fire of your love everyday so don t call me a liar. There are nine million bicycles in beijing 5 6 6 that s a fact 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 it s a thing we can t deny 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 like the fact that i will love you till i die 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 7 we are twelve billion light years from the edge 5 6 6. There are nine million bicycles in beijing that s a fact it s a thing we can t deny like the fact that i will love you till i die. It was released as the album s first single in september 2005 and reached number five on the uk singles chart becoming melua s first top five hit as a solo artist it was a finalist for the record of the year prize losing to you raise me up by westlife.

We are twelve billion light years from the edge that s a guess no one can ever say it s true but i know that i will always be with you. This coupled with the fact the song was written in 2005 and the fact that bicycles are one of the commonest forms of transportation in beijing the estimate of 9 million bicycles being on the streets of that city sounds pretty reasonable.