"Alternative Girlfriend" is a song by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, written by Stephen Duffy and Steven Page, from their 1994 album Maybe You Should Drive.

The song was released as the second single from the album and peaked at No.

Steven Page explained in the liner notes of the album Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001) that the song was an attempt to mimic the grunge music from Seattle, and that it is the first song they wrote with a heavier sound (with the exception of "Grade 9" from Gordon).

The song was featured in the Baby Blues episode "Rodney Has Two Daddies".

Coincidentally, that series used "It's All Been Done" (from BNL's 1998 album Stunt) as its theme song.