"The Rubberband Man" is a song recorded by American vocal group the Spinners.

The song, written by producer Thom Bell and singer-songwriter Linda Creed, is about Bell's son Mark, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight.

[1] The last major hit by the Spinners to feature Philippé Wynne on lead vocals, "The Rubberband Man" spent three weeks at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 3 on the US Cash Box Top 100 and topped the U.S. R&B chart.

[4] Wynne alternates between singing the verse and interjecting verbal asides and improvises the eight bars linking the chorus with the bridge.

The backing singers' retort of "do-do-do-do" recalls the distinctive chorus in Stephen Stills' song "Love the One You're With.