"The Stairs" is a song by Australian rock band INXS that was released on its 1990 studio album X.

A live performance of "The Stairs" from the band's July 13, 1991 concert at Wembley Stadium[2] was released in the Netherlands as a limited edition single in November 1991.

[2] Farris spoke about the track in an interview with Spin in 1990, explaining that the song "deals with people in highly urbanized environments not communicating.

"[4] The song was used by CBS-TV over the closing credits at the end of their broadcast coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics.

[4] A re-recorded version of the song was released on the 2010 INXS album Original Sin with J.D.