"Cold Sweat" is a song by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and is the fifth track on their final studio album Thunder and Lightning.

It was co-written by guitarist John Sykes and Phil Lynott, and became the biggest single from the album, entering the UK charts at No.

Thin Lizzy had already written all the other material that was required, and by the time Sykes joined the band, it only remained to record the songs.

"[2] Thin Lizzy were asked to perform the song on the British TV show Top of the Pops, but were deselected after Lynott argued with a stage manager.

[2] On 28 January 1983, the band performed the song on the British TV music show The Tube, along with "The Sun Goes Down" and "The Boys Are Back in Town".