"Inside-Looking Out", often written "Inside Looking Out", is a 1966 single by the Animals. It was a substantial hit, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 21 in Canada, and number 34 in the United States on the U.S. pop singles chart. The song is very loosely based on a prison work chant entitled "Rosie," attributed to C. B. and Axe Gang, that was collected by musicologist Alan Lomax and released in his album Popular Songbook. As a result, the Animals' interpretation is credited to John and Alan Lomax with Eric Burdon and Chas Chandler.