The Writing on the Wall

"The writing on the wall" is an idiomatic expression that suggests a portent of doom or misfortune, based on the story of Belshazzar's feast in the book of Daniel.

The writing on the wall may also refer to:

Film and television

• The Writing on the Wall (film), a 1910 silent short film
• "The Writing on the Wall" (Yes Minister), a 1980 television episode
• "The Writing on the Wall" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a 2014 television episode
• "Week 6: The Writing on the Wall", a 2005 episode of The Apprentice
• Writing on the Wall, a 2007 Canadian documentary produced by Indigo Books and Music

Literature

• The Writing on the Wall, alternate title of A Transylvanian Tale, a 1930s Hungarian trilogy by Miklós Bánffy
• The Writing on the Wall, a 1985 British book by Phillip Whitehead
• "The Writing on the Wall", a 1999 short story by Guy N. Smith
• The Writing on the Wall, a 2007 British book on the Chinese economy by Will Hutton
• Writing on the Wall, a 2004 Indian novel by Sundararajan Padmanabhan

Music

Bands

• Writing on the Wall (band), a Scottish rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Albums

• The Writing's on the Wall, a 1999 album by Destiny's Child
• Writing on the Wall (Bucks Fizz album), 1986
• The Writing on the Wall, a 1998 compilation album by Desmond Dekker
• Writing on the Wall, a 1983 album by One Way System
• Writing on the Wall, a 2003 album by Jill Phillips
• Writing on the Wall, a 2009 mixtape by Gucci Mane

Songs

• "Writing on the Wall" (George Jones song)
• "The Writing's on the Wall" (OK Go song)
• "Writing's on the Wall" (Plan B song)
• "Writing's on the Wall" (Sam Smith song), from the 2015 James Bond film Spectre
• "Writing's on the Wall" (The Tea Party song)
• "The Writing on the Wall", a 1961 Top Ten single by Adam Wade
• "The Writing on the Wall", from the 1985 musical Drood
• "Writing on the Wall", a 1969 single by Desmond Dekker
• "Writing on the Wall", by Ted Nugent from the 1976 album Free-for-All
• "Writing on the Wall", by Lene Lovich from the 1978 album Stateless
• "Writing on the Wall", by Cheap Trick from the 1979 album Dream Police
• "Writing on the Wall", by Hazel O'Connor from the 1980 soundtrack album for the musical film Breaking Glass
• "Writing's on the Wall", by George Harrison from the 1981 album Somewhere in England
• "Writing on the Wall", by RIOT 111 from the 1982 EP Subversive Radicals
• "Written on the Walls", by Iced Earth from the 1991 album Iced Earth
• "Writing on the Wall", by Accept from the 1994 album Death Row
• "Writing on the Wall", by Five Star from the 1995 album Heart and Soul
• "Writing on the Wall", by Vince Neil from the 1995 album Carved In Stone
• "Writing on the Wall", by Blackmore's Night from the 1997 album Shadow of the Moon
• "Writing's on the Wall", by Green Carnation from the 2003 album A Blessing in Disguise
• "Writing on the Walls", by Underoath from the 2006 album Define the Great Line
• "Writings on the Wall", by Parkway Drive from the 2015 album Ire

See also

• Graffiti, a form of street art that involves writing on walls