"Thin Line Between Love and Hate" is the title of a 1971 song by the New York City-based R&B vocal group The Persuaders.

The song tells a story about a man coming home early in the morning to his understanding wife one too many times; after the song's bridge, he finds himself lying in a hospital, bandaged from head to foot.

[2] This was the group's biggest hit song, spending two weeks atop the Billboard R&B chart in late 1971.

It also reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was a certified Gold Record by the RIAA.

[3] The song has been covered or sampled by many musical acts.