A ball and chain is a type of restraint device.
Ball and chain may also refer to:
Film and television Ball & Chain, a 2004 American film "Ball and Chain" (Haven), a television episode
Songs "Ball and Chain" (Big Mama Thornton song), 1968; covered by Janis Joplin "Ball and Chain" (Elton John song), 1982 "Ball and Chain" (Paul Overstreet song), 1991 "Ball and Chain" (Social Distortion song), 1990 "Ball and Chain" (The Who song), 2019 "Ball and Chain" (XTC song), 1982 "Make This Love Right" or "The Ball and Chain", by Romanthony, 1991 "Ball and Chain", by Aldo Nova from Aldo Nova, 1982 "Ball and Chain", by Anouk from Who's Your Momma, 2007 "Ball and Chain", by Anthony Hamilton from Soulife, 2005 "Ball and Chain", by Barclay James Harvest from "Once Again", 1971 "Ball and Chain", by Cage the Elephant from Neon Pill, 2024 "Ball and Chain", by Live from The Death of a Dictionary, 1989 "Ball & Chain", by Martha Wainwright from Martha Wainwright, 2005 "Ball & Chain", by Murder by Death from Red of Tooth and Claw, 2008 "Ball and Chain", a song from the television series Nashville, 2013 "Ball and Chain", by Poison from Flesh and Blood, 1990 "Ball and Chain", by Razor from Armed & Dangerous, 1984 "Ball and Chain", by Sublime from 40oz. to Freedom, 1992 "Ball and Chain", by Thunder from Behind Closed Doors, 1995 "Ball and Chain", by Tommy James, 1970 "Ball & Chain", by Van Morrison from Too Long in Exile, 1993 "Ball and Chain", by Yelawolf from Love Story, 2015
Other uses Ball-and-chain flail, a European weapon consisting of a wooden haft connected by a chain, rope, or leather to one or more striking ends Ball-and-chain inactivation, a model to explain the fast inactivation mechanism of voltage-gated ion channels
See also Ball chain, a type of chain consisting of small sheet metal balls connected via short lengths of wire Chain Chomp, a fictional species in the Mario franchise Hammer throw, a track and field event using a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip Meteor hammer, an ancient Chinese weapon consisting of one or two weights connected by a rope or chain Wrecking ball, a heavy steel ball hung from a crane that is used for demolishing large buildings