<Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1: 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Randy Newman </Td> </Tr> <P> "It's a Jungle Out There" is a song written by Randy Newman and used as the theme song for the TV series Monk starting in its second season . In 2004, it won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music . As the first season's theme song "Monk Theme" had won the same award the previous year, Monk became the first series to have two different theme songs win an Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music in consecutive years . </P> <P> The lyrics allude to Monk's plethora of fears and warn that some degree of cautiousness and attention is necessary to stay alive, given everyday life's many dangers . The song was used twice in each episode (See exception below). </P>

Who wrote it's a jungle out there