"Play Dead" is a song by Icelandic singer Björk, and was released as a single in 1993. It is a dark piece underscored by moody strings with lyrics about acting numb to prevent emotional pain.

It was originally a non-album track recorded for the film The Young Americans and intended as a single-only release, but it was later added as a bonus track to UK and Japanese copies of Björk's album Debut.

The song was co-written by Jah Wobble and David Arnold, and was later remixed by Tim Simenon. At the time it was her most successful UK single, reaching number twelve.