"Apprentice of the Universe" is a song and single by the British New prog band Pure Reason Revolution. It was their first official single and the only release on Alan McGee's Poptones label, with B-side "Nimos and Tambos". It peaked at #74 in a national chart and was later released on Pure Reason Revolution's debut album The Dark Third. Along with most of the band's material it was composed by the band's lead singer and guitarist Jon Courtney.