"Novocaine for the Soul" is a song by American rock band Eels.

Discussing the song's subject matter in 1996, Eels frontman E said, "Part of my problem is with intimacy.

"[1] After Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen signed the band to their then-newly formed record label DreamWorks, "Novocaine for the Soul" brought Eels international success, most notably in the United Kingdom, where it hit number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1997.

[4] The song was featured in the television shows Trigger Happy TV, My Mad Fat Diary, and Five Bedrooms, the films Berlin Blues, Mean Creek and Dream for an Insomniac, and a trailer for the 2001 film Novocaine.

The music video was directed by Mark Romanek and features E and the other band members suspended on wires, making them appear to be flying.