State Hospital is an EP by Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit, released on 24 September 2012 on Atlantic Records. Produced by both Leo Abrahams and the band itself, the EP includes the single, "State Hospital", alongside four tracks written and recorded in contention for the band's fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse.

The EP's final track, "Wedding Gloves", is a collaboration with former Arab Strap vocalist Aidan Moffat.

In early 2012, Frightened Rabbit performed a number of small-scale, secret shows in order to preview new material the band had been working on. Amongst the new tracks performed were "State Hospital" and "Boxing Night", with the band continuing to perform these tracks, amongst others, during a tour of the Scottish Highlands. Regarding this tour, Hutchison noted, "I like the idea that some of the audience will know the songs and the band, but there's often an atmosphere of, 'There's a band in town, let's go to see them and see what they're like'. If you've got some people in that you need to bring round and onto your music then that's one of my favourite challenges."

The band subsequently entered the studio in May 2012, with producer Leo Abrahams, to begin recording their fourth studio album.

In September 2012, the band announced the release of State Hospital, featuring material written and recorded for their forthcoming album. The title track was announced as its accompanying single, and is set to appear on the band's fourth studio album. The other four songs are exclusive to this release, with the band noting, "I suppose certain songs just don’t fit in to an album, but we thought these four still deserved to be given more than simply ‘B-side’ status."

Regarding the EP's final four tracks, and their exclusion from their forthcoming album, the band stated, "We had been writing and demo-ing for this record for some time, we found ourselves sitting on a lot of songs at the beginning of the year. Too many really, if there is such a thing. You’ll be glad to hear that we didn’t even toy with the idea of a double album, probably because we weren’t taking any drugs."

Guitarist and vocalist Scott Hutchison stated that the track, "Boxing Night", is thematically linked to the band's second studio album, The Midnight Organ Fight (2008), which dealt with the aftermath of a romantic break-up. Hutchison noted, "Some of the lyrics are pretty old actually, and for me it has a lot in common with much of The Midnight Organ Fight material, sonically and thematically, which is probably why it felt a bit weird sitting on the new album."

The track, "Home from War", grew from a vocal idea Hutchison had recorded on his mobile phone; "[The track] was one of the only times I have succeeded in making a full song out of a ten second voice memo. I sing into my phone fairly often to note down ideas, but upon listening back at a later date it’s usually indecipherable and very often shite. This melody stuck though, and it formed the basis of the entire song."