"Can't Fight the Moonlight" is a song written by Diane Warren, recorded by country pop singer LeAnn Rimes. It appeared in the film Coyote Ugly and its soundtrack and was credited as the theme of the film. Released as a single on August 22, 2000 by Rimes, the song reached the top twenty in every country it charted in, and peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the song topped the charts in eight countries, including Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. "Can't Fight the Moonlight" became Australia's best-selling single of 2001.

The song appeared on Rimes's I Need You (2002) compilation album and The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004) with the Graham Stack Radio Edit of the song (known as the "Latino Mix" internationally) included as a bonus track on the I Need You album as well as on the sequel soundtrack to the film, More Music from Coyote Ugly (2003). The remix was also included on her Greatest Hits (2003) album as well as on the remix edition of her Best of album.

A music video for the song was released in 2000 including clips taken from the Coyote Ugly film with Rimes performing at the "Coyote Ugly" bar.

Rimes originally auditioned for the 2000 film Coyote Ugly to sing "Can't Fight the Moonlight" at the ending with Piper Perabo but, once Rimes watched some cuts of the film, she decided to provide the singing voice for all the songs sung by Perabo (this would include "But I Do Love You", as well as two other tracks on the soundtrack).The vocals Rimes provided are altered in their pitch and vocal range in comparison to her natural vocal range; and, the closing scene, wherein she and Perabo's character sing, is effectively her duetting with herself. The song's lyrics were slightly changed for film.

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