Meltdown

Meltdown may refer to:

Science and technology

• Meltdown (security vulnerability), affecting computer processors
• Mutational meltdown, in population genetics
• Nuclear meltdown, a severe nuclear reactor accident

Arts and entertainment

Music

• Meltdown (festival) in London
• Meltdown Records, a record label

Publications

• Meltdown (Clearfield and Tilcsik book), a 2018 book on system failures by Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik
• Meltdown (Woods book), a 2009 book on the 2008 financial crisis by economist Thomas Woods
• Meltdown (Image Comics), a comic book mini-series
• Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed, a 2009 book by Paul Mason
• Tabitha Smith, a Marvel Comics character, codename Meltdown

Film

• High Risk (1995 film), also known as Meltdown, a Hong Kong film starring Jet Li
• Meltdown (2004 film), a US film starring Bruce Greenwood
• Ice Age: The Meltdown, a 2006 animated film
• Meltdown: Days of Destruction, a 2006 US film starring Casper Van Dien

Television

• "Meltdown" (Farscape episode)
• "Meltdown" (JAG), a television episode
• "Meltdown" (Red Dwarf), a television episode
• "Meltdown" (The Batman), a television episode
• Meltdown, a villain in the 2008 Transformers: Animated series

Video games

• Meltdown (1986 video game), an action-adventure game for the Amstrad CPC
• Meltdown (Atari 7800), a light gun shooter video game
• Cinder (Killer Instinct), a character in Killer Instinct, originally named Meltdown
• Meltdown, a game by Jagex
• Meltdown, a (status) magic attack in Final Fantasy VIII
• Meltdown, an in-game movie from Grand Theft Auto V

Albums

• Meltdown (Steve Taylor album), 1984
• Meltdown (Vinnie Moore album), 1991
• Meltdown (GrimSkunk album), 1996
• Meltdown (John Taylor album), 1999
• Meltdown (Massacre album), 2001
• Meltdown (Icehouse album), 2002
• Meltdown (Ash album), 2004
• Meltdown!, a 2006 album by children's music artist Justin Roberts
• Meltdown (EP), 2013, by Pitbull
• Meltdown: Live in Mexico City, 2018 live album by King Crimson

Songs

• "Meltdown" (AC/DC song)
• "Meltdown" (Timbaland song)
• "Meltdown" (Stromae song), 2014
• "Meltdown", a song on the album The Distance to Here by Live
• "Meltdown", a song on the album Duality by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke
• "Meltdown" (Love and Death song)
• "Meltdown", a song on the album Keep It Up by Loverboy
• "Meltdown", a song from the film soundtrack album Requiem for a Dream
• "Meltdown", a song on the album Perfect Timing by Quartz
• "Meltdown", a song on the album Charge!! by The Aquabats

Other uses

• Tantrum, an emotional outburst
• Meltdown (bar chain), a French bar chain