The Knife Feels Like Justice is the debut album by American musician Brian Setzer, released in 1986 on the EMI America record label.

[1] Setzer utilized Mellencamp's producer, Don Gehman, and his drummer, Kenny Aronoff, for the studio recordings.

[2] A music video for the title track was shot on Pueblo land near Taos, New Mexico.

[1] The video features all the musicians from the studio recording except drummer Aronoff, whose onscreen substitute was the E Street Band's Max Weinberg.

All tracks composed by Brian Setzer except where indicated:[3] In a retrospective review, critic Mark Deming pondered how the album is "a rare example of Setzer taking a stab at contemporary rock & roll with a message, and it is more successful than anyone might have expected," emphasizing that "there's a heart and sincerity to this material that's genuine and affecting.