Underground most commonly refers to: *

Subterranea (geography) Subterranea are ''underground structures'', both natural (such as caves) and human-made (such as Mining, mines). Some subterranea and related topics include: Natural * Caves ** Cenote ** Ice cave ** Sea cave ** Sinkhole * Karst * Lava tube ...

, the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to:

Places

Buenos Aires Underground The Buenos Aires Underground (), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Plaza Miserere) opened in 1913, making it the L ...

, a rapid transit system *

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or as the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The Undergro ...

, a rapid transit system * The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston * The Underground (Stoke concert venue), a club/music venue based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent * Underground (Manhattan), a music club (1980—1989) in Manhattan *

Underground Atlanta Underground Atlanta is a shopping center, shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points, Atlanta, Five Points neighborhood of Downtown Atlanta, downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, near the Five Points (MARTA station), Five Points ...

, a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia *

Underground City, Montreal RÉSO, commonly referred to as the Underground City (), is the name applied to a series of interconnected office towers, hotels, shopping centres, residential and commercial complexes, convention halls, universities and performing arts venues tha ...

Underground city An underground city is a series of linked subterranea (geography), subterranean spaces that may provide a defensive refuge; a place for living, working or shopping; a transit system; mausoleum, mausolea; wine or storage cellars; cisterns or dra ...

, a series of linked subterranean spaces *

Underground living Underground living refers to living below the ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures ( earth shelters). Underground dwellings are an alternative to above-ground dwellings for some home seekers, including those who ...

, modes of living below the ground's surface

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Underground'' (1928 film), a drama by Anthony Asquith * ''Underground'' (1941 film), a war drama by Vincent Sherman * ''Underground'' (1970 film), a war drama starring Robert Goulet * ''Underground'' (1976 film), a documentary about the radical organization the Weathermen * ''Underground'' (1989 film), a film featuring

Melora Walters Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress and filmmaker, best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson on HBO's ''Big Love'' (2006–2010) and Kathy Kone on Hulu's '' PEN15'' (2019–2021). She has frequently collabora ...

* ''Underground'' (1995 film), a film by Emir Kusturica * ''The Underground'' (1997 film), a cop must stop the killings of rap stars * ''Underground'' (2007 film), a British independent film starring

Mark Strange Mark Jeremy Strange (born 2 November 1961) is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, having been elected at an Episc ...

* ''Underground'' (2011 film), a horror film starring

Adrian R'Mante Adrian R'Mante (born February 3, 1978) is an American actor best known for his role as Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya de la Rosa Ramírez in '' The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. Early life R'Mante was born and raised in Tampa, Florida Tamp ...

* ''Underground'' (2020 film), a/k/a ''Souterrain'', a drama film directed by Sophie Dupuis * '' Underground: The Julian Assange Story'', a 2012 Australian television film on Julian Assange for Network Ten

Games

* ''Underground'' (role-playing game), a satirical superhero game * ''Underground'', an expansion pack for ''

Tom Clancy's The Division ''Tom Clancy's The Division'' is a 2016 online-only action role-playing video game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. It was released on 8 March for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is set in a near ...

'' * '' Medal of Honor: Underground'', a 2000 first-person shooter * '' Need for Speed: Underground'', a 2003 racing video game * '' Need for Speed: Underground 2'', a 2004 racing video game * ''

Tony Hawk's Underground ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' is a 2003 skateboarding video game and the fifth entry in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series, following ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 ...

'', a 2003 skateboarding video game * ''

Tony Hawk's Underground 2 ''Tony Hawk's Underground 2'' is a 2004 skateboarding video game from Activision, the sixth entry in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series after ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' (2003). It was developed by Neversoft released on October 4, 2004 in the U.S. for the ...

'', a 2004 skateboarding video game * ''Underground Zone'', the first level in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)'' * ''

Undertale ''Undertale'' is a 2015 role-playing video game created by American indie developer Toby Fox. The player controls a child who has fallen into the Underground: a large, secluded region under the surface of the Earth, separated by a magical b ...

'', an indie role-playing game

Literature

* ''Underground'' (Dreyfus book), a 1997 nonfiction book about computer hacking * ''Underground'' (McGahan novel), by Andrew McGahan * ''Underground'' (Murakami book), a 1998 collection of interviews about the Tokyo sarin gas attack * ''The Underground'' (Animorphs), by K. A. Applegate * ''The Underground'' (Left Behind: The Kids), by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye * ''Underground'' (), was a Zionist militant newspaper, see Hamaas (). *

Underground comix Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, ...

Music

Albums

* ''Underground'' (Chris Potter album), 2006 * ''Underground'' (Courtney Pine album), 1997 * ''Underground'' (The Electric Prunes album), 1967 * ''Underground'' (Graham Bonnet album), 1997 * ''Underground'' (Jayo Felony album), 1999 * ''Underground'' (Phil Keaggy album), 1983 * ''Underground'' (Thelonious Monk album), 1968 * ''Underground'' (Twinkle Brothers album), 1982 * ''Underground'', by Analog Pussy, 2001 * ''Underground'' (soundtrack), by Goran Bregović, 2000 * '' Underground Vol. 1: 1991–1994'', a compilation album by Three 6 Mafia, 1999 * '' Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis'', a compilation album by Three 6 Mafia, 1999

Songs

* "Underground" (Ben Folds Five song), 1995 * "Underground" (David Bowie song), featured in the film ''Labyrinth'' * "Underground" (Evermore song), 2010 * "Underground", by Adam Lambert from '' The Original High'', 2015 * "Underground", by Circa Zero from ''

Circus Hero ''Circus Hero'' was the only album released by Circa Zero, a band formed in August 2013 by Andy Summers and Rob Giles from The Rescues. Originally, drummer Emmanuelle Caplette was also a member of the band. Released on 25 March 2014, the album ...

'', 2013 * "Underground", by Curtis Mayfield from ''

Roots A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusin ...

'', 1970 * "Underground", by

Decadence Decadence was a late-19th-century movement emphasizing the need for sensationalism, egocentricity, and bizarre, artificial, perverse, and exotic sensations and experiences. By extension, it may refer to a decline in art, literature, science, ...

from ''Undergrounder'', 2017 * "Underground", by Eminem from ''

Relapse In internal medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition. For example, multiple sclerosis and malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes very long periods of dormancy, followed by relapse or r ...

'', 2009 * "Underground", by Gentle Giant from ''

Civilian A civilian is a person who is not a member of an armed force. It is war crime, illegal under the law of armed conflict to target civilians with military attacks, along with numerous other considerations for civilians during times of war. If a civi ...

'', 1980 * "Underground", by Hayley Kiyoko from ''

Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek language, Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any Obtuse angle, wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography (panoramic photography), film, seismic image ...

'', 2022 * "Underground", by Jane's Addiction from '' The Great Escape Artist'', 2011 * "Underground", by Men at Work from '' Business as Usual'', 1981 * "Underground", by Pokey LaFarge from ''Something In The Water'', 2015 * "Underground", by The Tea Party from ''

Triptych A triptych ( ) is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all m ...

'', 1999 * "Underground", by Tom Waits from ''

Swordfishtrombones ''Swordfishtrombones'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits self-produced. Stylistically different from his previous albums, ''Swordfishtrombones ...

'', 1983 * "The Underground", by Mani Spinx, 2008

Other uses in music

Underground music Underground music is music with practices perceived as outside, or somehow opposed to, Popular music, mainstream popular music culture. Underground styles lack the commercial success of popular music movements, and may involve the use of avant-g ...

, a variety of music subgenres

Television

* ''Underground'' (TV series), a 2016 American television drama series * '' TCM Underground'', a weekly cult-film showcase * ''The Underground'' (TV series), a sketch comedy show * "Underground" (1958 TV play), a British television drama, part of ''Armchair Theatre'' * "Underground" (''Stargate Atlantis''), an episode of ''Stargate Atlantis'' * "Underground" (''BoJack Horseman''), an episode of ''BoJack Horseman'' * "Underground", a ''Transformers: Armada'' episode

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Underground'' (play), by Michael Sloane *

Underground press The terms underground press or clandestine press refer to periodicals and publications that are produced without official approval, illegally or against the wishes of a dominant (governmental, religious, or institutional) group. In specific rece ...

, independent counterculture publications *

Underground producciones Underground Producciones is a media producer in Argentina that produces television and film. The company was created in 2006 by Sebastian Ortega and Pablo Culell. In 2006, the company's first project was the dramatic telenovela ''Weather Does No ...

, an Argentine producer of TV series

Groups and organizations

Narodnaya Volya Narodnaya Volya () was a late 19th-century revolutionary socialist political organization operating in the Russian Empire, which conducted assassinations of government officials in an attempt to overthrow the autocratic Tsarist system. The org ...

, an underground group in late 19th-century Russia *

Resistance movement A resistance movement is an organized group of people that tries to resist or try to overthrow a government or an occupying power, causing disruption and unrest in civil order and stability. Such a movement may seek to achieve its goals through ei ...

Resistance during World War II During World War II, resistance movements operated in German-occupied Europe by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation to propaganda, hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns. In many countries, r ...

, with some groups sometimes referred to informally as "The Underground" ***

Polish Underground State The Polish Underground State (, also known as the Polish Secret State) was a single political and military entity formed by the union of resistance organizations in occupied Poland that were loyal to the Government of the Republic of Poland ...

(), 1939-1945 *

Weather Underground The Weather Underground was a far-left Marxist militant organization first active in 1969, founded on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan. Originally known as the Weathermen, or simply Weatherman, the group was organized as a f ...

, a clandestine far-left terrorist group which operated in the United States of America between 1969 and 1977

Other uses

Underground economy A black market is a clandestine market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality, or is not compliant with an institutional set of rules. If the rule defines the set of goods and services whose production and distribut ...

, a market system operating outside of legal regulations *

UK underground The British counter-culture or underground scene developed during the mid-1960s, and was linked to the hippie subculture of the United States. Its primary focus was around Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill in London. It generated its own magazin ...

, a counter-cultural movement in the United Kingdom *

Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was an organized network of secret routes and safe houses used by freedom seekers to escape to the abolitionist Northern United States and Eastern Canada. Enslaved Africans and African Americans escaped from slavery ...

, an informal network of secret routes and safe houses * The Underground (roller coaster), a wooden roller coaster at Adventureland (Iowa) *

Underground mining (hard rock) Underground hard-rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate "hard" minerals, usually those containing metals, such as ore containing gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, nickel, tin, and lead. It also involves the ...

, removal of valuable minerals from below the Earth's surface