"Novocaine for the Soul" is the first single release by American rock band, Eels. The track comes from their 1996 debut album, Beautiful Freak. "Novocaine for the Soul" was the first song that gave Eels international success, most notably in the UK, where it hit #10 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1997 and also reached #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks in late 1996.