"Excuse Me Mr." is a song recorded by American rock band No Doubt. It was released as the fourth single from their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom (1995). The single was made available as a CD single on August 21, 1996 through Trauma and Interscope. The song's lyrics describe a woman who is repeatedly trying to express her love for a man who isn't noticing her. It was later featured on No Doubt's greatest hits album, The Singles 1992-2003 (2003).

The song was received well, with some appreciating the lyrics and fast production. Commercially, the song was unsuccessful, peaking in only three countries. A music video for the song was produced by Sophie Muller and released in early 1997; it features Stefani mimicking silent films, and also performing the track in a dimly-lit room. It was later featured on No Doubt's greatest hits album, The Singles 1992-2003 (2003).

The song was originally composed on the acoustic guitar, and two versions were recorded: one with country and folk influence, one with punk rock influence. Producer Matthew Wilder preferred the former, and the other, which the band preferred, was lost in a studio accident; the studio pressed No Doubt to use the folk version on Tragic Kingdom, but the band refused to record "Spiderwebs", another single from the album, unless they could re-record the punk version of "Excuse Me Mr.". The folk version remains unreleased.

"Excuse Me Mr." was written by Gwen Stefani and Tom Dumont while production was done by Wilder.

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