| State of The Ark | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | the Ark |
| Cover: | Theark_stateof.jpg |
| Released: | 27 December 2004 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 41:46 |
| Label: | EMI/Virgin Records |
| Producer: | Jens Andersson, Nathan Larson, Ola Salo, Per Sunding |
| Prev Title: | In Lust We Trust |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Prayer for the Weekend |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
State of The Ark was released on 27 December 2004 and is the third studio album from the Swedish rock band the Ark, and their final as a quintet. In it, the band's sound became more synthesizer-flavoured and keyboard-oriented, a departure from the more organic glam rock sound of the first two albums. Three singles were released from the album: "One of Us Is Gonna Die Young", "Clamour for Glamour" and "Trust Is Shareware", the latter being a new recording specifically made for single release. "This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" appears in John Cameron Mitchell's film Shortbus and the band has stated that "Hey Kwanongoma!" was inspired by the marimba piece "Rugare 2" by Alport Mhlanga.
All songs were written by Ola Salo, except where noted.