Other Versions
- In 1963, The Yardbirds recorded a demo of the song which was released in 1966 as a single in the Netherlands and Germany and later included on their compilation album Ultimate!.
- In 1966 albums by Mae West (Way Out West) and Shadows of Knight (Gloria) both included the song.
- It appears on the 1970 album C.C.S. by the CCS.
- On Dr. Feelgood's 1974 album Down by the Jetty.
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band frequently covered the song, in a fashion similar to the Animals' version, on their 1988 Tunnel of Love Express Tour.
- In 1995, it was covered by AC/DC during a radio session.
- In 1997, Big Head Todd & the Monsters recorded it for their Beautiful World album, releasing it as a single the following year.
- The Oak Ridge Boys recorded it in 2009 featuring bass singer Richard Sterban on lead vocals from The Boys Are Back, and their rendition is closer to The Animals' version in that they include the "shake it baby" refrain.
- In 2012, Barbara Ireland recorded a down-n-dirty, Mae West-style version on her album, RED.
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