Sudden Death or Sudden death may refer to:
- Sudden cardiac death, natural death from cardiac causes, heralded by abrupt loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of acute symptoms
In sports:
- Sudden death (sport), a form of competition where play ends as soon as one competitor is ahead of the others, with that competitor becoming the winner
- 1958 NFL Championship Game, nicknamed "Sudden Death" for its dramatic ending
In entertainment:
- Sudden Death (film), a 1995 American action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
- "Sudden Death" (song), a 2010 song by Megadeth
- Sudden Death (music), a comedy rap group
- Sudden Death Records, a record label
- "Sudden Death," a season 1 episode of the television series Murder, She Wrote
- "Sudden Death," a song by Bathory on their 2001 album Destroyer of Worlds
Other:
- Blair's Sudden Death Sauce, a very hot sauce for food
Famous quotes containing the words sudden and/or death:
“He was calm; however, he had to be supported during the journey through the long corridors, since he planted his feet unsteadily, like a child who has just learned to walk, or as if he were about to fall through like a man who has dreamt that he is walking on water only to have a sudden doubt: but is this possible?”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“Within the hollow crown
That rounds the mortal temples of a king
Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits,
Scoffing his state and mocking at his pomp,
Allowing him a breath, a little scene,
To monarchize, be feared, and kill with looks.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)