Covers
- Judge Dread released the first cover version of the song, in 1984.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic covered the chorus as the final song of the polka medley "Hooked on Polkas" from his 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid.
- Powerman 5000 covered it with Danny Boy for the Zoolander Soundtrack. They made a music video as well.
- Brooklyn Bounce covered it for their 1997 album The Beginning.
- Bloodhound Gang sampled it in their song "Mope".
- Richard Cheese covered it on his 2002 album Tuxicity.
- The Dandy Warhols covered it for their 2004 album Come On Feel the Dandy Warhols.
- One-Way Mirror covered it on their 2008 album One-Way Mirror.
- Blake McGrath released a cover version as a single in 2010.
- Kevorkian Death Cycle released a cover version on their 1999 album "A+0(M)"
- Duran Duran played Relax as a snippet during The Wild Boys on their 2011/2012 All You Need Is Now Tour.
- U2 performed a snippet of the song during some live shows on their The Unforgettable Fire Tour (1984), Vertigo Tour (2005) and U2360° Tour (2009/2010/2011).
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“Boys finding for the first time their loins filled with heart’s
blood
Widowed farmers whose hands float under light covers to find
themselves
Arisen at sunrise”
—James Dickey (b. 1923)
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—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)