Lost Girl (song)

"Lost Girl" is a song by the English rock band the Troggs, written by their lead singer Reginald Ball. The song was part of a demo that impressed manager Larry Page, which resulted in him signing the Troggs on the same day he recorded it at the Regent Sound studio on Denmark Street. Musically, "Lost Girl" is a proto-punk song characteristically similar to other tracks by the Troggs, putting emphasis on Ronnie Bond's "pseudo-African" galloping drum beat and Chris Britton's fuzz guitar.

Issued as the group's debut single in February 1966 on CBS Records, backed by "The Yella in Me", "Lost Girl" was a commercial failure upon initial release and failed to chart in the UK. It prompted Ball to adapt the stage name Reg Presley. After the Troggs had achieved hits with "Wild Thing" and "With a Girl Like You", CBS re-released "Lost Girl" to cash in on their success, and this reissue reached the top-ten in Sweden and was also included on their American debut album Wild Thing. It received mixed reviews, with praise for the song's beat but criticism for its apparent unoriginality.