"Fast as a Shark" is a song by German heavy metal band Accept and a single from their 1982 album Restless and Wild.

Its fast double bass drumming is recognized today as reaching a new level in the development of the subgenre of speed and power metal.

The band thought it would make a humorous contrast with their heavy metal sound, and the fact that a young Dieter Dierks (in whose studio the album was recorded) was singing on the recording made it even more of an inside joke.

"Fast as a Shark" was ranked number 33 in Martin Popoff's book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time.

The song has been covered by Witchery, Helloween, Holy Grail, Rage and Altar.