"Spirit Indestructible" is a song by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado. The song was released on July 31, 2012 as the second European single from her fifth English-language album, The Spirit Indestructible. The song was written by Furtado and co-written and produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. It is an urban pop song, featuring breakbeat, worldbeat and alternative dance influences.

Lyrically, it has a positive and upbeat message — about having a spirit that is indestructible and unbreakable, along with a heart that’s pure and a body that’s a miracle. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, some praised the "epic chorus" and the uplifiting lyrics, but others felt that the song was a "mess" and a strange choice of single.

The music video was shot on Vancouver’s scenic Grouse Mountain and captures the song’s empowering and spiritual message, featuring snow-capped mountains and beach bonfires, as well as Furtado performing in a theater alongside a kid playing on a miniature piano. The song performed modestly on the charts, reaching the top forty in Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland.

"Spirit Indestructible" is the first song Furtado and Darkchild recorded together at 2nd Floor Studio in California. In an interview she has described the song as "a tribute to the humanity" and "how strong our spirits are." Her trip to Kenya, as an ambassador for charity Free The Children, helped her to write the song. She also recorded a Spanglish version of the song, titled "Espíritu Invencible". The song was released via digital download in Europe on July 31, 2012, in Germany on August 3, and on August 14, 2012, in the U.S. Digital Amazon store.

"Spirit Indestructible" was written by Furtado and co-written and produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. The song is a pop and urban pop song, featuring hip hop beats, a breakbeat, Freestyle and alternative dance influences, in the same style of lead single "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)". It also incorporates elements from many forms of pop. The song starts out with a piano introduction and then Nelly starts singing the first verse: "Through my one square foot window, I can see outside / I have chains on my feet, but not in my mind." After the first chorus, a driving drum beat enters as the second verse is sung. The post chorus features a military-drum breakdown, with Furtado singing 'AEIOU'.

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