On the Beach

On the Beach may refer to:

Fiction

 * On the Beach (novel), a 1957 novel by Nevil Shute
 * On the Beach (1959 film), an American adaptation of Shute's novel, by Stanley Kramer
 * On the Beach (2000 film), an American-Australian television film based on Shute's novel, by Russell Mulcahy
 * "On the Beach" (ER), a 2002 TV episode
 * On the Beach (play), a 2009 play by Steve Waters

Albums

 * On the Beach (Chris Rea album) or the title song (see below), 1986
 * On the Beach (Neil Young album) or the title song, 1974
 * On the Beach, by Phil Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble, 1968

Songs

 * "On the Beach" (Chris Rea song), 1986; covered by York as "O.T.B. (On the Beach)", 1999
 * "On the Beach" (Cliff Richard song), 1964
 * "On the Beach (In the Summertime)", by the 5th Dimension, 1970
 * "On the Beach", by the Chameleons from What Does Anything Mean? Basically, 1985

Other uses

 * On the Beach (painting), a 1908 oil on canvas painting
 * On the Beach (business), a UK-based travel retailer
 * On the beach (nautical), a Royal Navy term for "retired from the Service"