"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It is featured on their second album A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). It was written by Roger Waters and features a drum part by Nick Mason played with timpani mallets. The track was arranged to be released as a single, with "Scream Thy Last Scream" on 8 September, before it was vetoed by the band's record company, EMI.