Straight Jacket

"Straight Jacket"
An image of a straitjacket against a reddish-orange background. The image is in the form of a scrambled photo in a symmetric mosaic pattern and is surrounded by a thick black border. The word "Theory" is seen in the upper left corner while the words "Straight Jacket" is displayed in the top right corner.
Single by Theory of a Deadman
from the album Wake Up Call
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)
Recorded2016
StudioKensaltown (London)
GenrePop rock
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tyler Connolly
  • Dave Brenner
  • Dean Back
  • Joey Dandeneau
Producer(s)Martin Terefe
Theory of a Deadman singles chronology
"Rx (Medicate)"
(2017) 		"Straight Jacket"
(2018) 		"Wicked Game"
(2018)
Music video
"Straight Jacket" on YouTube

"Straight Jacket" is a song by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman from their sixth studio album, Wake Up Call (2017). It is the second single from the record, following "Rx (Medicate)". Produced by Martin Terefe, it was recorded at Terefe's Kensaltown Studios in London and was released on January 16, 2018. Its music video, which was inspired by the American film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, was unveiled three weeks later on the band's official YouTube page.

The single has been met with mixed reviews with certain lyrics and musical aspects being perceived as negative by its critics. The track is the band's 22nd song to enter the Billboard's Mainstream Rock, peaking at number 12 in May 2018.