"Hate Me" is a song by American alternative rock group Blue October. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In 2007, the video for the song was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Award for best international video. The video is featured in the 2007 karaoke video game for PlayStation 2, Singstar Pop. The song won an ASCAP award in 2007. On July 13, 2012, the song was certified platinum for sales of one million in the United States.

The song was initially released on the 2006 album Foiled, and several versions have been released since. A studio acoustic version was released to fans who pre-ordered Foiled. A live acoustic version was also released on the EP Foiled Again. A live acoustic version which was recorded on the band's radio promotional tour prior to Foiled's release was released on 97X Green Room 2 a 2006 radio station compilation album. Another live acoustic version was released on the live acoustic album Ugly Side: An Acoustic Evening with Blue October in 2010. Other live versions of the song appear on the iTunes exclusive EP Live at Lollapalooza 2006, as well as the live album Teach Your Baby Well Live, and the live album/concert film Things We Do At Night - Live From Texas. A solo acoustic version was released on Justin Furstenfeld's 2014 album Songs from an Open Book.

Furstenfeld wrote "Hate Me" as a response to the way his drug addiction and depression damaged his relationships with his girlfriend Maime, from whom he wrote the song "Calling You". An authentic voicemail Furstenfeld received from his mother in which she expresses concern for whether he is doing well and taking his medication is featured at the beginning of the song.

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