"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" is a song by American punk rock band the Offspring. It is the third track on the band's eighth studio album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008) and was released as the second single from the album on September 4, 2008. The song had previously impacted radio on August 12. This is the band's 3rd No.1 single on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart after "Come Out and Play" and "Hit That". The song stayed at No. 1 for 11 weeks, making it the longest consecutive run for any Offspring single at No. 1. "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" is certified Gold by the RIAA; despite this, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace has never been certified at least gold by the RIAA. It also reached No. 1 on KROQ's Top 106.7 songs of 2008 countdown list. This is the band's most successful hit of the 2000s matching the success of their 1990s singles that the band was known for. This song is one of the most popular songs by the Offspring and often appears as their best song. On the album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, it appears as the third track after Trust in You.

"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" along with "Hammerhead" was performed live before the release of Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace at X-Fest in San Diego in promotion for the album.

The music video for this single was directed by Chris Hopewell, who has also directed videos for several other bands. It was the first time that Hopewell and the Offspring had collaborated on a music video. On October 16, 2008, it was announced on the Offspring's official website that the video would debut Friday, October 17 at 3:00 pm Eastern/12 noon Pacific on Myspace.com.

As in the videos for "Hammerhead" and "Hit That", the video contains largely CGI and does not include any footage of the band performing the song. However, unlike "Hammerhead" and "Hit That", the video also contains live actors recorded by camera mixed in with the CGI effects.

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