| Situation Critical | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Platinum Blonde |
| Album: | Alien Shores |
| B-Side: | Out of Time |
| Released: | 1985 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 3:27 |
| Label: | CBS |
| Producer: | Eddy Offord, Mark Holmes |
| Prev Title: | Crying Over You |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Somebody Somewhere |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"Situation Critical" is a 1985 song by Canadian band Platinum Blonde from their album Alien Shores. The song reached number 8 on the Canadian chart in 1985 making it their second top 10 hit in Canada after "Crying Over You". The song plays at 122 BPM in 4/4 time signature, and is in C♯ minor.[1] Lead singer Mark Holmes was interviewed by radio station BOOM 97.3 about the song.[2] It was also the opening track for the album.[3]
The music video features a car pulling up and a woman taking photos with her camera, while the band performs the song on a stage,[4] and was directed by Champagne Pictures.[5]