"I Wanna Be A Hippy" is a song by English electronic group Technohead. It was first released in early 1995 on Amsterdam hardcore techno label Mokum records as the B side of the Mary Jane release code MOK32. John Peel featured the track "Mary Jane" on his show on the 10th of February 1995, which helped give the release recognition. "I Wanna Be A Hippy" was also featured in March 1995 as the lead single from their album Headsex. It was later re-released as its own single due to its popularity, which propelled it into the mainstream charts later that year. In 1996 it also appeared on Mokum Records' compilation Make 'Em Mokum Crazy. Vocals are taken from David Peel's song "I like Marijuana".

The music video, which uses the Flamman & Abraxas mix, shows three identical gabbers wearing Mokum Records shirts chasing after a hippy on a bike through Amsterdam with inflatable hammers. The hippy eventually escapes by walking into a funhouse mirror and disappearing.

In January and February 1996, Technohead performed the song live on Top of the Pops twice, although both performances had the references to marijuana censored.

In 1996, The Smurfs released a parody of the song called "I've Got a Little Puppy" which was included on the album The Smurfs Go Pop! The parody charted in the top 10 in the United Kingdom.

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