Vertigo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vertigo may refer to:

• Vertigo (medical), a form of dizziness or "spinning" effects that may be a result of a balance disorder.
• Vertigo (film), by Alfred Hitchcock
• Vertigo (genus) a genus of snail
• Vertigo is often incorrectly used to describe a fear of heights.

In music,

• Songs:
  • "Vertigo" (song), a 2004 song by U2
  • Vertigo (Eurovision song), Olivia Lewis's song, the Maltese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
  • Vertigo, the first song on The Libertines' debut album, Up the Bracket
  • Vertigo, the seventh song on Sarah Slean's third album, Day One
• Albums:
  • Vertigo (John 5 album)
  • Vertigo (Jesse Cook album)
  • Vertigo (Boxcar album)
  • Vertigo (Groove Armada album)
  • Vertigo (Jump, Little Children album)
  • Vértigo, fifth album of the Chilean band La ley
  • Vertigo, Billie Myers's second album

• Artists:
  • DJ Vertigo, a house music DJ in the UK during the early 1990s
  • Vertigo (band), a mid-late 1990s Australian pop band; the band later reappeared with a different lead singer as Invertigo

• Vertigo Records, part of PolyGram Records
• Vertigo Tour, U2's international tour from 2005-2006, and
  • Vertigo: Live from Chicago, DVD of a U2 concert during the Vertigo Tour in May 2005

In comics,

• Count Vertigo, a DC Comics supervillain who can cause feelings of vertigo in other individuals
• Vertigo (Marvel Comics), two Marvel Comics villains with similar powers
• Vertigo Comics, an imprint of graphic novels and comic books published by DC Comics and intended for more mature audiences

In other media,

• Vertigo Films, a British film production and film distribution company
• Vertigo, a novel by W. G. Sebald
• Vértigo, a play written by Gastón Suárez
• Vértigo, a news and government magazine printed in Mexico
• Vertigo Zine, a Brighton, UK, based fanzine from 1994 to 1998
• Vertigo Magazine, a London, UK, based magazine film magazine
• Vertigo (UTS), a student newspaper at the University of Technology, Sydney
• One of the seven Primal Rage characters (video game)
• Vertigo Dance Company, a modern dance company from Jerusalem, Israel

Vertigo can also refer to:

• A high speed sports car model made by Gillet in Belgium
• The starting town in computer role-playing game Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen
• A defunct nightclub at the University of Victoria Campus
• A champagne bar built into the observation deck of Tower 42 in the City of London
• David Blaine's 3rd stunt he did in New York City