"Psychomodo" is a song by the British rock band Cockney Rebel, fronted by Steve Harley. It was released in 1974 as the lead single from their second studio album The Psychomodo. "Psychomodo" was written by Harley, and produced by Harley and Alan Parsons. On The Psychomodo, the song is preceded by the opening track "Sweet Dreams", which segues into "Psychomodo".

Having released their debut album The Human Menagerie in late 1973, Cockney Rebel returned to the studio in February-March 1974 to record the follow-up The Psychomodo. In early March, the non-album single "Judy Teen" was released and would break the band into the UK charts, reaching the No. 5 in June. In mid-May 1974, "Psychomodo", the forthcoming album's title track, was released as the first single. However, soon after being released, EMI quickly withdrew the single from sale in the UK. Although it remains unclear as to why, it is possible it was withdrawn as "Judy Teen" was still climbing the UK charts. Regardless, the single was given a full release across Europe, and became a hit in Belgium, where it peaked at No. 28, lasting on the chart for two weeks.

In 1980, the post-punk band Scars recorded a version of the song as the B-side to their single "Love Song", released on the PRE/Charisma label in May 1980.

"Psychomodo" was released by EMI Records on 7" vinyl in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. The single featured the B-side "Such a Dream" which was written by Harley, and produced by Harley and Parsons. It was initially exclusive to the single, but soon appeared as the B-side to the band's following single "Mr. Soft". "Such a Dream" was later included as a bonus track on the 1990 CD release of The Psychomodo, and on the 2012 compilation Cavaliers: An Anthology 1973-1974. All versions of the single came with a colour picture sleeve, which each had different photographs of the band on them.

Following its original release as a single, and on The Psychomodo album, the song has since appeared on various Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel compilations, including the 1975's A Closer Look, 1980's The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, 1987's Greatest Hits, 1998's More Than Somewhat – The Very Best of Steve Harley and 2006's The Cockney Rebel - A Steve Harley Anthology.

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