"Death of Samantha" is a song written by Yoko Ono and first released on her 1973 album Approximately Infinite Universe.

"Death of Samantha" is sung by Ono, with her husband John Lennon playing rhythm guitar and Elephant's Memory providing additional musical backing.

[4][5] Author Gillian Gaar has called the song a "moving portrayal" of a woman who has "repressed all feelings for the sake of outward appearance".

[10] Ono's son Sean Lennon claims that the song was inspired by an incident that occurred on election night in 1972.

[18] Porcupine Tree covered "Death of Samantha" on the 2007 collaboration album Yes, I'm a Witch, performing with Ono's vocals.

"[20] Robert Sandall of The Daily Telegraph remarks on the contrast between Ono's "gravely tremulous vocal" and the acoustic guitar backing, which he describes as "a stark approach which lends her the air of a Leonard Cohen impersonator".