The Big Heat (song)

"The Big Heat"
Single by Stan Ridgway
from the album The Big Heat
B-side"Salesman"
Released1985 (1985)
RecordedFiddler's Studio, J.C. Studios and The Lighthouse, Hollywood, CA
GenreNew wave, alternative rock
Length4:26
LabelI.R.S.
Songwriter(s)Stan Ridgway
Producer(s)Hugh Jones
Stan Ridgway singles chronology
"Don't Box Me In"
(1983)
"The Big Heat"
(1985)
"Drive, She Said"
(1985)

"The Big Heat" is the debut solo single by American singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway, released in 1985 from his 1986 debut solo album The Big Heat. The song dates back to his time in Wall of Voodoo, and was performed live by the group in 1982.