"Watchin' U" is a song by New Zealand music group Ardijah, released through WEA in 1988.

[1][2] It served as the lead single from Take A Chance (1988), the group's reissue of their self-titled 1987 debut album, and became a No.

In the aftermath of the release of Ardijah, their 1987 debut album, Ardijah experienced internal tensions that culminated in the departure of keyboardist Simon Lynch and guitarist Tony Nogotautama.

[3] Following this, the group's musical director Ryan Monga made the decision to reissue the album with a new cover, the title Take A Chance, and the inclusion of three bonus tracks: "Watchin' U," its B-side "Which Way Is Up" (a Stargard cover), and the reissue's title track.

[2] Though Ardijah is primarily a funk group, the song was described by New Zealand journalists upon its release as a pop song with some underlying funk elements,[5][6] with The Press referring to the track as the group's "most commercial release yet.