Cover Versions
- Alvin and the Chipmunks covered this song in 1982 on their album Chipmunk Rock.
- The East German band Silly (then still known as Familie Silly) made a note-for-note cover of the song in 1982, released as a single with three other cover hits by East German stars. Performance of covers of Western pop hits was a contractual requirement for East German recording artists, to avoid having to pay the performance royalties for the original versions. As such, it is the only song ever released by Silly in English.
- Italo disco act China Town covered the song in 1983.
- Actress Gwyneth Paltrow performed the song in the movie Duets (2000), and her single release was a hit in some parts of the world.
- Handsome Devil covered the song in 2004, featured on their second CD Knock Yourself Out.
- American indie band Sexton Blake covered the song for their 2007 album Plays the Hits.
- Australian singer Paul Dempsey covered this song on his 2009 solo single Ramona Was a Waitress.
- Actress Leighton Meester, star of the CW hit series Gossip Girl, recorded a cover of the song which was leaked via Perez Hilton.
- Canadian R&B/Soul singer, Mac Graham, released a cover version in 2011 (from his solo album, Midnight).
- American singer/songwriter Taylor Swift covered this song in 2011 on her Speak Now World Tour. The cover was then included in her 'Speak Now: World Tour Live' album, released the same year.
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