Quiet Life is the third studio album by English new wave band Japan, first released on 7 December 1979. The album was a transition from the glam rock-influenced style of previous albums to a synth-pop style. Quiet Life appears in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
In a 1982 interview, David Sylvian commented that Quiet Life was the only Japan album that the band worked on together in a truly collaborative manner, as he would come to dominate the recording sessions for subsequent albums, a decision he later regretted. Later in his career, Sylvian said of the album: "I still feel very attached to it – unusual for me. We reached a peak with this album – we knew what we were doing."