Searchin' My Soul

{{Short description|1992 song by Vonda Shepard and opening theme from Ally McBeal}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Searchin' My Soul

| cover = Vonda Shepard Searchin' My Soul cover.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Vonda Shepard

| album = The Radical Light {{noitalic|and}} Songs from Ally McBeal

| B-side =

• "I Started a Joke"
• "I Only Want to Be with You"
• "100 Tears Away"

| released = {{start date|1998|4|7}}

| recorded =

| studio =

• Conway, Ocean Way, A&M (Hollywood, California)
• Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)

| genre = Pop rock{{cite magazine|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|editor-last=Flick|editor-first=Larry|editor-link=Larry Flick|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=16|page=65|date=April 18, 1998}}

| length =

• 4:26 (album version)
• 3:59 (single version)

| label =

• Sony Music Soundtrax
• 550 Music

| writer = Vonda Shepard

| producer = Vonda Shepard

| prev_title = Wake Up the House

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Hooked on a Feeling

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|SaFEyC_-_SY|"Searchin' My Soul"}}}}

}}

"Searchin' My Soul" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer and actress Vonda Shepard. It originally appeared on her second studio album, The Radical Light (1992), as the first track.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-radical-light-mw0000088057|title=The Radical Light: Vonda Shepard|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=January 30, 2025}} In 1997, it served as the opening theme to the American legal comedy drama television program Ally McBeal and was included on the show's first soundtrack album, Songs from Ally McBeal, which was released in 1998. In April of that same year, "Searchin' My Soul" was released as a single from the soundtrack.

"Searchin' My Soul" exposed Shepard's music to a worldwide audience and became a chart hit.{{cite magazine|title='Ally McBeal's' Venda Shepard Is a Pop Success and She Plays One on TV|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=23|page=88|date=June 6, 1998}} It reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and peaked at number 14 on both the Billboard Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 rankings. In the United Kingdom, it debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, giving Shepard her only top-10 hit there. In Canada and Finland, the song entered the top 10, reaching numbers six and eight, respectively.