Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...

is a form of dizziness. Vertigo may also refer to: *

Acrophobia Acrophobia, also known as hypsophobia, is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share similar ...

, the fear of heights, often incorrectly called "vertigo"

Arts and entertainment

Amusement parks and rides

VertiGo (ride) VertiGo was a thrill ride located at Cedar Point and Knott's Berry Farm. Both opened in 2001 and were designed by S&S Worldwide. After an offseason incident at Cedar Point in 2002, both rides were removed for the 2002 season. Ride experience The ...

, a defunct amusement ride at Cedar Point and Knott's Berry Farm, US * Vertigo, a ride at

Oakwood Theme Park Oakwood Theme Park (formerly Oakwood Leisure Park, Oakwood Coaster Country and Oakwood Park) was a theme park located in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Oakwood opened in the late 1980s as a very small family park with BMXs, a wooden fort, a 3D-style ci ...

, Wales * Vertigo, a looping plane ride at Tivoli, Denmark

Fictional entities

Vertigo (Marvel Comics) Vagabond Vagabond (Priscilla Lyons) is the former partner and girlfriend of Nomad (Jack Monroe). She prevented Black Racer's assassination attempt on Sidewinder. She thwarted and captured Dr. Karl Malus during his attempt to take over Power Br ...

, two Marvel Comics villains with similar powers *

Count Vertigo Count Vertigo (Werner Zytle) is a supervillain created by Gerry Conway, Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta as an enemy of Black Canary, Batman and later Green Arrow in the DC Comics Universe. Count Vertigo is the last descendant of the royal f ...

, a DC Comics supervillain * Vertigo, a character in ''Primal Rage''

Film

* ''Vertigo'' (1917 film), French title ''Vertige'', a French silent film * ''Vertigo'' (1935 film), a French drama film directed by Paul Schiller * ''Dizziness'' (film), Spanish title ''Vértigo'', a 1946 Mexican film * ''Vertigo'' (1947 film), a French drama film directed by Richard Pottier * ''Vertigo'' (1951 film), Spanish title ''Vértigo'', a Spanish drama film * ''Vertigo'' (film), a 1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock ** ''Vertigo'' (film score), its soundtrack ** Vertigo effect, or

Dolly zoom A dolly zoom (also known as a Hitchcock shot, ''Vertigo'' shot, ''Jaws'' effect, or Zolly shot) is an in-camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception. The effect is achieved by Zooming (filmmaking), zooming a zoom lens to a ...

, a special effect in film, named after the movie

Publications

Vertigo Comics DC Vertigo, also known as Vertigo Comics or simply Vertigo, is an Imprint (trade name), imprint of the American comic book publisher DC Comics. Vertigo publishes comics with adult comics, adult content, such as nudity, drug use, profanity, and ...

, a DC Comics imprint * ''Vertigo'' (Sebald novel), a 1990 novel by W. G. Sebald * ''Vertigo'' (UTS), a student newspaper at the University of Technology, Sydney * ''Vertigo'' (wordless novel), a 1937 wordless novel by Lynd Ward

Plays

* ''Vertigo'' (play), a 1997 play by

Sean O'Connor (producer) Sean Michael O'Connor (11 February 1968) is an English producer, writer, and director working in theatre, film, television and radio. He was the editor of the long-running BBC radio drama, ''The Archers'' from 2013 to 2016 and executive producer ...

based on the same source as the Hitchcock film * ''Vértigo'', a play by

Gastón Suárez Gastón Suárez (born January 27, 1929 – November 6, 1984) was a Bolivian novelist and dramatist. Suárez was born in the town of Tupiza, in the southern part of Potosí, Bolivia in 1929. A self-taught writer, Suárez abandoned elementar ...

Television

* ''Vértigo'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * "Vertigo" (''The Best Years'' episode), an episode of ''The Best Years'' * "Vertigo" (''Arrow''), an episode of ''Arrow'' * "Vertigo", an episode of ''Code Lyoko''

Music

Invertigo Invertigo were an Australian four-piece pop rock group active in the early 2000s. They originally formed as Vertigo in 1996, by the three Leigh brothers: Jerry (born 10 May 1961) on guitar, James (born 1 December 1967) on keyboards and Vince (b ...

(2000–03), an Australian hard rock band named Vertigo (1996–99) * Le Vertigo, a rondeau for harpsichord by

Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (12 May 1703 – 11 January 1755) was a French Baroque composer, harpsichordist, organist, and administrator.Lionel Sawkins and David Fuller"Royer, Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace" Grove Music Online. Biography Born in Tu ...

(1703-55)

Albums

* ''Vértigo'' (Pablo Alborán album), 2020 * ''Vertigo'' (Boxcar album), 1990 * ''Vertigo'' (Jesse Cook album) * ''Vertigo'' (Eden album), 2018 * ''Vértigo'' (Fey album), 2002 * ''Vertigo'' (Griff album), 2024 * ''Vertigo'' (Groove Armada album), 1999 * ''Vertigo'' (John 5 album) * ''Vertigo'' (Jump, Little Children album) * ''Vértigo'' (La Ley album), La Ley's fifth album * ''Vertigo'' (Jackie McLean album), 1980 * ''Vertigo'' (Billie Myers album), 2000 * ''Vertigo'' (The Necks album), 2015 * ''Vertigo'' (Chris Potter album), 1998 * ''Vertigo'' (Zakk Sabbath album), 2020 * ''Vertigo'' (Wand album), 2024

Songs

* "Vertigo" (Olivia Lewis song), the Maltese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 * "Vertigo" (U2 song), a 2004 song by U2 **

Vertigo Tour The Vertigo Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Irish rock band U2. Staged in support of the group's 2004 album '' How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'', the tour visited arenas and stadiums between March 2005 and December 2006. The Vertigo To ...

, U2's international tour from 2005 to 2006 ** '' Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago'', a DVD of a U2 concert * "Vertigo/

Relight My Fire "Relight My Fire" is a disco song written and released by American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer Dan Hartman as the title track from his 1979 album of the same name. It was also performed by Costa Anadiotis' band Café Soci ...

", 1979 disco song by Dan Hartman and Loleatta Holloway * "Vertigo", by

American Hi-Fi American Hi-Fi is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1998. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Stacy Jones, lead guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist and backing vocalist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian ...

from the ''American Pie 2'' soundtrack * "Vertigo", by Jason Derulo featuring Jordin Sparks from ''

Tattoos A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the Human skin, skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several Process of ...

'' * "Vertigo", by The Libertines from '' Up the Bracket'' * "Vertigo", by Monster Magnet from ''

Dopes to Infinity ''Dopes to Infinity'' is the third album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released on March 21, 1995. The album includes the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead", the band's first hit single. Overview The song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" becam ...

'' * "Vertigo", by

Planet Us Planet Us (pronounced ''Planet-uss'') was a short-lived supergroup that formed in 2002 with Sammy Hagar on lead vocals, Neal Schon on guitar, Michael Anthony on bass, and Deen Castronovo on drums. The band later recruited a fifth member—fa ...

* "Vertigo", by Aztec Camera from the album '' Dreamland'' * "Vertigo", by Sarah Slean from the album ''

Day One Day One may refer to: Film * Day One (1989 film), ''Day One'' (1989 film), a 1989 television film * ''Day One'', also known as ''To Write Love on Her Arms (film), To Write Love on Her Arms'', a 2012 drama film * Day One (2015 film), ''Day One'' (2 ...

'' * "Vertigo", by Matthew Sweet from the album ''

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

'' * "Vertigo (Do the Demolition)", by Duran Duran from the album '' Notorious'' * "Vertigo", by

FM Belfast FM Belfast is an electro-pop band from Reykjavík, Iceland. Its members include Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir, Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, Egill Eyjólfsson and Ívar Pétur Kjartansson. Eclipse An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ...

from their 2017 album ''Monumentum'' * "Vertigo", by Dutch electro-pop singer

Thomas Azier Thomas Azier (born in Leiderdorp, Netherlands, on 14 August 1987) is a Dutch avant-pop singer and composer. Azier studied at the Academie voor Popcultuur in Leeuwarden in 2005. At age 19, he moved to Berlin, Germany, where he performed in vario ...

from his 2018 album ''Stray'' * "Vertigo", by American post-metal band

Deafheaven Deafheaven is an American black metal band formed in 2010. Originally based in San Francisco, the group began as a two-piece with singer George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy (musician), Kerry McCoy, who recorded and self-released Demo (Deafh ...

from their 2013 album ''Sunbather'' * "Vertigo", by Canadian pop-punk band Marianas Trench from their 2006 album '' Fix Me'' * "Vertigo", by Korean boyband

Drippin Drippin (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2020. The group composed of six members: Hyeop, Yunseong, Changuk, Dongyun, Minseo, and Junho. Originally a seven-member group, Alex departed from th ...

released in 2021

Other arts and entertainment

* Vertigo (dance company), an Israeli dance company * Vertigo, a stunt performed by

David Blaine David Blaine (born David Blaine White; April 4, 1973) is an American magician, mentalist, and Endurance art, endurance performer. Born in New York City, Blaine became interested in magic at a very young age. He gained prominence in 1997, when h ...

* Vertigo, a defunct nightclub on the University of Victoria campus * Vertigo 42, a champagne bar in

Tower 42 Tower 42, commonly known as the NatWest Tower, is a skyscraper in the City of London. Designed by Richard Seifert and engineered by Pell Frischmann, it opened in 1980 as London's first skyscraper and the tallest building in the United King ...

in London * de_vertigo, a gaming map in the Valve game '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' and '' Counter-Strike 1.6'', situated on a 51-story skyscraper

Organisations

Vertigo Entertainment Vertigo Entertainment is an American film and television production company based in Los Angeles, founded in 2001 by Roy Lee and Doug Davison. History In 2001, after leaving film production company BenderSpink, Roy Lee started Vertigo Ente ...

, an American film production company *

Vertigo Films Vertigo Films is a British independent TV and Film production company founded in 2002 by Allan Niblo and James Richardson and joined a few years later by current CEO and partner, Jane Moore. The company has produced and distributed over 50 fe ...

, a British film production and film distribution company *

Vertigo Records Vertigo Records is a British record company. It was a subsidiary of the Philips/Phonogram record label, launched in 1969 to specialise in progressive rock and other non-mainstream musical styles. Today, it is operated by Universal Music Group#B ...

, a UK-based record label

Other uses

* ''Vertigo'' (gastropod), a genus of minute land snails * Vertigo, the 5th century ascetic practice of standing on towers; See

Stylite A stylite ( () "pillar dweller", derived from () "pillar" and ()) or pillar-saint is a type of Christian ascetic who lives on pillars, preaching, fasting and praying. Stylites believe that the mortification of their bodies would help ensure ...

* Vertigo, an automobile by

Gillet Gillet is a Belgian automobile manufacturer, started in 1992 by former racing driver Tony Gillet. The company produces the Vertigo sports coupé, an ultra-lightweight (990 kg) 'bespoke' and hand-built sportscar. The slogan of the company is ...

Seedwings Europe Vertigo The Seedwings Europe Vertigo is an Austrian high-wing, single-place, hang glider that was designed and produced by Seedwings Europe of Schlitters. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.B ...

, an Austrian hang glider design of the mid-2000s * Vertigo, a discontinued lollipop produced by

Topps The Topps Company, Inc. is an American company that manufactures trading cards and other collectibles. Formerly based in New York City, Topps is best known as a leading producer of Baseball card, baseball and other sports and Non-sports tradi ...

that consisted of one half chocolate, one half hard candy