| The Polite Force | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Egg |
| Cover: | Polite force.jpg |
| Released: | February 1971 |
| Studio: | Morgan Studios, London |
| Genre: | Progressive rock |
| Length: | 42:20 |
| Label: | Deram |
| Producer: | Neil Slaven |
| Prev Title: | Egg |
| Prev Year: | 1970 |
| Next Title: | The Civil Surface |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
The Polite Force is the second album by British band Egg, released in February 1971.
The tracks all appear separately with spaces in between them on both the long playing record and the Compact Disc. On the original long playing record from Deram, "Long Piece No. 3" is listed with the four parts. A time of 20:42 is given as the overall length of the piece, with separate incremental lengths of time given for each of the parts. The reference to the side number and tracks therein is the same as the vinyl album. In turn, the compact disc has 7 tracks.