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Underground as an adjective commonly refers to something that is either below the ground (as opposed to groundlevel or aboveground) or outside of public consciousness. As a proper noun, the Underground may refer to a subculture or the Metro (mass transit system). Also the only word in the english language that starts with "Und" and ends with "Und"

The underground can also refer to:

In transportation:

• London Underground, a metro system that covers the Greater London area

In film:

• Underground (film), a film directed by Emir Kusturica
• Underground (1928 film), a film directed by Anthony Asquith

In music:

• Underground (Thelonious Monk album), a 1967 jazz recording by Thelonious Monk
• Underground (Keaggy album), a 1983 album by guitarist Phil Keaggy
• Underground (Analog Pussy album), a 2001 album by Analog Pussy
• Underground (Electric Prunes album), a 1967 album by The Electric Prunes
• Underground (soundtrack), soundtrack to the Emir Kusturica film by Goran Bregović
• "Underground" (song), a 1986 single by David Bowie featured in the film Labyrinth
• The Underground (concert venue), a clean concert venue in the Cincinnati area
• Underground Operations, a record label
• Underground Resistance, a record label

In television:

• "Underground" (Stargate Atlantis), a Stargate Atlantis television series episode
• The Underground (TV series), a sketch comedy show starring Damon Wayans.

In other media:

• "Underground" (stories), a collection of biographical short stories by Murakami Haruki
• Underground (role playing game), a satirical role playing game released by Mayfair Games in 1993
• Underground (novel), a 2006 Australian novel by Andrew McGahan
• Need for Speed: Underground, a video game published by Electronic Arts
• Tony Hawk's Underground, a video game published by Activision Studios
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2, the sequel to THUG by Activision Studios

In subculture:

• Underground comix, a term for non-mainstream comics
• Underground culture, a term to describe various alternative cultures
• Underground economy, commerce that is not taxed
• Underground film, cinema outside the commercial mainstream
• Underground hip hop, a style of hip hop music
• Underground living, living below the ground's surface
• Underground music, music that has a certain following despite a moderate commercial success
• Underground press, the alternative print media in the late 1960s and early 1970s
• Underground resistance, nickname used for some resistance movements
• UK Underground, a 1960s countercultural movement in the United Kingdom

See also

• Karst topography, a landscape of distinctive dissolution patterns often marked by underground drainages
• Organized crime, crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations