"Smooth Operator" is a popular song by the English group Sade released as the fourth and final single from their debut album, Diamond Life (1984). It was released (in both the U.S. and the UK) as a 7" single with "Spirit" as the B-side and as a 12" single with "Smooth Operator" and "Red Eye" on side A and "Spirit" on side B.

This was Sade's first top ten hit in the U.S., peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Your Love Is King" was Sade's first top ten hit in the UK.