"Monster" is the second single from the 2009 album Awake by the Christian rock band Skillet, and is the second track on the album. The single went on to become the band's breakthrough single charting at No. 4 on Mainstream rock charts and No. 1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart. A radio edit version can be found on the deluxe version, which does not include the growling part of the song. It is also the fifth single by Skillet to be released to physical media.

The single peaked No. 1 on Christian Rock radio, No. 2 on Christian Hard Rock radio, No. 20 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart, No. 7 on the Top Heatseekers, No. 4 on the US Active Rock charts, and number No. 4 on the Mainstream rock charts, making it the most successful single in the band's history. It is also the first single to make the Alternative Songs chart, debuting at No. 40, peaked at No. 28. On November 10 it was announced that the song had reached the "Elite 8" on MTV's rotation slot. The song was also the tenth most played Halloween song of 2010.

In the first week of April 2010, "Monster" was released for the Rock band music store in Rock Band 2

"Monster" was used in the episode "Jason: The Pretty-Boy Bully" on MTV's Bully Beatdown. "Monster" was the theme song for the WWE event WWE Hell in a Cell. "Monster", and "Hero", were included on the official soundtrack for the WWE video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. "Monster" would also become the opening theme song for the AHL team the Lake Erie Monsters in Cleveland, Ohio, being played in the player intros and after a Lake Erie goal, and serves as the opening theme of the Fresno Monsters of Fresno, California. "Monster" was aired at the beginning of several ACC football games on Raycom Sports during the 2009 season. It would become a marching band recording and be performed by schools all across the country because of its booming sound and lyrics. "Monster" has also been used as track 782 on the roller coaster Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit.

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