| Cruel | |
| Cover: | Cruel single.jpeg |
| Caption: | US and Canada Cruel single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tori Amos |
| Album: | From the Choirgirl Hotel |
| Released: | November 24, 1998 (US) December 18, 1998 (CA) |
| Recorded: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Trip hop[1] |
| Length: | 4:07 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | Tori Amos |
| Prev Title: | Jackie's Strength |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Title2: | Raspberry Swirl |
| Next Title: | Bliss |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
"Cruel" is a song written and performed by Tori Amos. It was released as the third single from her 1998 album From the Choirgirl Hotel. In the United States it was released as a double A-side single with "Raspberry Swirl", off the same album.
"Cruel" was released in the United States and Canada as a double A-side with "Raspberry Swirl".