"White, White Dove" is a song by the British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in 1976 as the second and final single from their fourth studio album Timeless Flight. It was written and produced by Harley.

After the success of their 1975 album The Best Years of Our Lives, which included the UK number-one single "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)", Cockney Rebel soon returned to the studio to record their next album Timeless Flight. Preceding the album, the single "Black or White" was released in November 1975, however it failed to reach the UK Top 50. With the release of the album in February 1976, EMI Records opted to release "White, White Dove" as the album's second single that same month. Although Timeless Flight was a UK Top 20 success, "White, White Dove", like its predecessor, also failed to make an appearance in the UK Top 50. This was despite the song being enthusiastically released by EMI and receiving sufficient airplay. However, "White, White Dove" did reach No. 6 on the BMRB's UK Breakers Chart on 13 March 1976 (which would be equal to #56 on the UK Singles Chart, at a time when the national singles chart only ran to the Top 50).

The song was recorded at Trident Studios, London. Like the entire Timeless Flight album, it was remixed and cut at Abbey Road Studios, London. The song featured Lindsay Elliott, the younger brother of drummer Stuart Elliott, on congas.

"White, White Dove" was released by EMI Records on 7" vinyl in the UK, Germany, Belgium, Portugal and Australia. A UK promotional demo/DJ copy was also issued. For the Australian version of the single, which was released on 22 March 1976, an exclusive edited version of "White, White Dove" was featured as the A-Side.

The single's B-Side, "Throw Your Soul Down Here", was written and produced by Harley. It was exclusive to the single and remained so until it was included as a bonus track on the 1991 EMI CD release of Timeless Flight. The song was recorded after the Timeless Flight sessions at AIR Studios, London. It featured Herbie Flowers on double bass, and B. A. Robertson on piano. One of Harley's more popular B-Sides, it has since been performed live.

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