"Animal" is a song by German dance music band R.I.O., featuring vocals from pop, R&B and hip-hop singer U-Jean.

The song was written by Yann Peifer, Manuel Reuter and Andres Ballinas.

It was released in Germany as a download on 2 December 2011.

The song's chorus features a re-creation of the synth riff from Levels by Avicii while R.I.O.

A music video to accompany the release of "Animal" was first released onto YouTube on 29 November 2011 at a total length of three minutes and forty-two seconds.