"Going Underground" is a single by English rock band the Jam, written by lead guitarist Paul Weller and released in March 1980.

[5][6] "Going Underground" and "Dreams of Children" were both recorded on 16 January 1980 at Townhouse Studios in London with Vic Coppersmith-Heaven producing.

[7] The lyrics have been described as having a "Shakespearian sentiment" as they "beckon the masses to recognise their collective power against the rise of the hierarchy".

[8] Weller specifically offers a sharp condemnation of Margaret Thatcher's recently elected Conservative government, the voter apathy that led her to power, and the military–industrial complex with the song.

[9] According to critic Eoghan Lyng, Weller's guitar and Bruce Foxton's bass work on the track were "pleasantly reminiscent" of the Beatles song "And Your Bird Can Sing" from the album Revolver (1966), which the follow-up single "Start!"

[8] "Going Underground" was not released on any of the band's six studio albums, although it has appeared on many compilations since the 1980s, as well as reissues of Setting Sons.