"Monkey Man" is a 1969 song by the ska and reggae group Toots & the Maytals which reached number 47 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] The song is about a girl choosing another man over Toots.^[2] Toots & the Maytals re-recorded the song on True Love with third wave ska band No Doubt.

The song has been frequently covered by other artists, most famously by British ska group the Specials and British singer Amy Winehouse. Versions by British reggae MC General Levy and American ska punk band Reel Big Fish charted on the UK Singles Chart, in 1993 and 2003 respectively.^[1] Japanese experimental rock band Melt-Banana, South-London ska group the Dualers and Argentinian band Los Pericos also covered the song.

In 2009, Australian singer Kylie Minogue and the Wiggles recorded a version of the song to raise funds for UNICEF.