The Phenomenon of Craving is an EP by the Santa Cruz, California-based hardcore punk band Good Riddance, released May 23, 2000 through Fat Wreck Chords.

A portion of the proceeds from this album benefit the Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, CA.

Their drummer Sean Sellers had left the band in December 1999,[1] so Dave Raun of Lagwagon drummed on the EP and on several tours with the band.

[2] A full-time replacement would be found in Kid Dynamite's Dave Wagenschutz, who joined the band for their fifth album Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit the following year.

[2] Mark Cyst of The Big Takeover gave the EP two and a half stars out of five, stating that "Good Riddance don't do much more than show that they are still angry, and that they still play hardcore ...