Stiff Competition
| "Stiff Competition" | |
|---|---|
Label to UK single release as B-side of "California Man" | |
| Single by Cheap Trick | |
| from the album Heaven Tonight | |
| A-side | "California Man" (UK) |
| Released | 1978 |
| Recorded | 1977 |
| Genre | Rock, power pop |
| Length | 3:40 |
| Label | Epic 6427 |
| Songwriter(s) | Rick Nielsen |
| Producer(s) | Tom Werman |
"Stiff Competition" is a song written by Rick Nielsen that first appeared on Cheap Trick's 1978 album Heaven Tonight. It is famous for the sexual double entendres in the lyrics, and subsequently appeared on live and compilation albums. In the UK, "Stiff Competition" was the B-side to Cheap Trick's second single from Heaven Tonight, "California Man."