Cover Versions
"Tarzan Boy" was covered by UK band Modern Romance in 1985 and was released as a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by Carrere Records. Produced by Hans Zimmer, it was also released in Brazil, France and Greece In 2006, the song was covered by Bango, and achieved a minor success, peaking at number 37 in France. A cover by Bad Influence featuring Dyce reached number nine in Sweden.
Black Lace released that song in 1998 and it did not chart.
Lawrence Hayward has also covered the song.
DJ BoBo covered the song on his 2010 album Fantasy in reggaeton-style. Destiny's Child sampled the song on the remix version of "Nasty Girl".
Canadian band The New Cities featured the signature Tarzan call from the song in their 2011 single "Heatwave".
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