"Helicopter" is a song by English rock band Bloc Party, originally released as a stand-alone single in the UK in October 2004 and appeared later on the Little Thoughts EP; it was released two years later as a single from their debut album, Silent Alarm, in the US.

The song was included in the music video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, Burnout Revenge, FIFA 06, FIFA 23 and the episode "Alma Matter" from the sixth season of The Crown.

Composed in B minor, it was written in common time and has a quick tempo of 171 beats per minute.

[5] The main riff was adapted from "Set The House Ablaze", a song by The Jam featured on the 1980 album Sound Affects.

[6] The official video is displayed in black and white and shows the band playing in an old, empty house, intercut with surreal imagery.