Undertow

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Undertow (often and incorrectly used for a rip current) is a strong subsurface flow of water returning seaward from the shore resulting usually from wave action.

Undertow may also refer to:

  • Undertow, a 2007 short experimental film by Neil Mcenery-West
  • Undertow (newspaper column), 2004-Present, in Exit Zero Magazine, a Cape May, NJ publication that boasts over 7,000 readers in-season. Written by Terry O'Brien, Undertow is a humor/ gossip/ opinion/ sports/ entertainment column in a stream-of-consciousness style. Same Mr. O'Brien has also authored several serialized short stories in the same publication.
  • Undertow (novel), a 2001 mystery novel by Warren Adler
  • Undertow (video game), an Xbox Live Arcade game from Chair Entertainment
  • Undertow (film) a 2004 drama film by David Gordon Green
  • Undertow (1996 film) a 1996 film about a man lost in the mountains, staring Mia Sara
  • "Undertow" (The Wire episode), an episode of the television series The Wire
  • UNDERTOW (Perceptual Organization), a research project on grammar free parsing
  • Undertow (webomic) a webcomic

In music:

  • Undertow (Blind Idiot God album), a 1989 album by instrumental rock band Blind Idiot God
  • Undertow (Cliffs of Dooneen album), a 1993 album by Cliffs of Dooneen
  • "Undertow" (Don Miner Band song), a single from their 2008 album Pelu
  • Undertow (Firefall album), a 1979 album from rock band Firefall
  • "Undertow" (Genesis song), a song from the 1978 album ...And Then There Were Three... by Genesis
  • "Undertow" (Ivy song), a song from the 2001 album Long Distance by the New York City band Ivy
  • "Undertow" (Leonard Cohen song), a song from the 2004 album Dear Heather by the Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen
  • "Undertow" (Pain of Salvation song), a song from the 2002 album Remedy Lane by Swedish metal band Pain of Salvation
  • Undertow (Sidsel Endresen album), a 2000 album by vocalist Sidsel Endresen
  • Undertow (Stan Meissner album), a 1992 album by Canadian singer/songwriter Stan Meissner
  • The Undertow, a 1993 album by folk singer Carla Sciaky
  • Undertow (Tool album), a 1993 album by Tool
  • "Undertow" (R.E.M. song), a single from their 1996 album New Adventures in Hi-Fi
  • Undertow, a 1990s straight edge hardcore punk band from Washington
  • "Undertow" (Warrant song), a song from the 1995 album Ultraphobic by American glam metal band Warrant
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