"The Line" is a song recorded by British singer, songwriter and actress Lisa Stansfield, released as the third European single from her eponymous album (1997).

The single included remixes created by various British producers: The Boilerhouse Boys, Ashley Beedle, Black Science Orchestra, Ian O'Brien, Snowboy, Danny Breaks and Mark Mendoza.

[1][2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media felt that this track does much to reaffirm Lisa Stansfield's status as one of the UK's leading R&B artists.

They added, "A midtempo number, The Line shows her at her very best and a host of cleverly constructed remixes are worthy of further investigation by more adventurous music programmers.

[4] Music Week gave it three out of five, noting that "Stansfield finds herself in laid-back, funky mode on this upbeat groove which makes the most of its simple, rhythmic qualities.