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Writer Grant Morrison referenced the song in an issue of Animal Man by creating Sunshine Superman, an African American version of Superman who was a member of the Love Syndicate of Dreamworld, from a world based on the drug culture of the 1960s. Sunshine Superman and his world were wiped out by the Crisis on Infinite Earths, only to be brought back by the Psycho-Pirate before fading away again. Sunshine Superman returned for a brief, non-speaking cameo in Final Crisis #7, in an army of alternate Supermen.
The song was covered by Dr. Lonnie Smith recorded live on Move Your Hand in Atlantic City on August 9, 1969. It was also covered by The Sugarman 3 on their debut 1998 album Sugar's Boogaloo.
Hardcore punk band Hüsker Dü covered "Sunshine Superman" as a brief 1:56 rendition on their 1983 studio debut Everything Falls Apart.
New York punk rock band Alice Donut covers the song (with changed lyrics) on their debut album Donut Comes Alive.
On their 1987 album Dream Evil, heavy metal band Dio featured a song entitled "Sunset Superman," possibly in reference to "Sunshine Superman."
In 1997, Imani Coppola sampled the instrumental track for her song "Legend of a Cowgirl".
In 2012 Anglo-Brazilian singer Ritchie recorded a cover very close to the original for his 60's tribute album
In 2012 the song is being used in TV commercials for eBay
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