Resident Alien is the debut studio album by the English rock band Spacehog.

Although Jonny Cragg makes his singing debut in "Skylark" on the band's second LP, The Chinese Album, it is his voice that introduces "Space Is the Place" on Resident Alien.

"In the Meantime" was also used as the theme song for David Spade's 1998 one-hour HBO stand-up comedy special David Spade: Take the Hit; was used in the film Fanboys; is a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero 5 as a re-recording, as the original recording featured in Rock Band 3; served as the theme song for the TV show Hindsight; and was featured in the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

The Gazette wrote: "While the band sets the crunch of 'Cruel to Be Kind' (not Nick Lowe) against the bubble of 'The Last Dictator', singer Royston Langdon does Bowie as Bay City Roller.

"[4] All tracks are written by Royston Langdon, except where notedCredits adapted from the liner notes of Resident Alien.