Ball and chain (disambiguation)

A ball and chain is a type of restraint device.

Ball and chain may also refer to:

In film and television

• Ball & Chain, a 2004 romantic comedy written by Thomas Mortimer
• "Ball and Chain", an episode of the television series Haven

Songs

• "Ball and Chain" (Big Mama Thornton song), 1968, covered by Janis Joplin
• "Ball and Chain" (Elton John song), 1982
• "Ball and Chain" (Paul Overstreet song), 1991
• "Ball and Chain" (Social Distortion song), 1990
• "Ball and Chain" (The Who song), 2019
• "Make This Love Right", single by house music producer Romanthony, aka "The Ball and Chain"
• "Ball and Chain", a song by a Dutch singer Anouk
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Anthony Hamilton from his 2005 album Soulife
• "Ball and Chain", a 1970 song by Tommy James.
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Live from their earliest album The Death of a Dictionary
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Poison from their 1990 album Flesh and Blood
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Sublime, from the album 40oz. to Freedom
• "Ball and Chain", a song by XTC from their album English Settlement
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Murder by Death from their album Red of Tooth and Claw
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Van Morrison from the album Too Long in Exile
• "Ball and Chain (Interlude)", a song by Yelawolf from the album Love Story
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Thunder from the album Behind Closed Doors
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Razor from the EP Armed & Dangerous
• "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain," a 1985 song by Eurythmics from the album Be Yourself Tonight

See also

• Ball chain, a type of chain link
• Ball-and-chain flail, a medieval weapon with a spiked ball attached to a handle by a chain
• Meteor hammer, an ancient Chinese weapon consisting of one or two weights connected by a rope of chain
• Hammer throw, a track and field sport with a metal ball connected to a steel wire