The Chain - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

• In 1993 The Hardcore (or Hardhouse) artist Maxman covered this song. It was released on White Label and later featured on the featured on the album Energy Rush 3.
• In 2004, Kentucky hard rock band Tantric covered this song on their second album After We Go. It was also released as one of their singles.
• In 2009, Three Days Grace originally recorded "The Chain" for their album Life Starts Now but was one of the few not put on the record. However, it was put on their Lost in You EP, and since September 22, 2009, they have been playing "The Chain" at their concerts throughout their tour. The band also performed it at IHeartRadio in December 2009.
• Shawn Colvin performed a cover of the song for Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.
• 1980s rock band Shark Island included a cover of "The Chain" on their 1989 album Law of the Order, notable for not including the famous bass solo in the song.
• Canadian heavy metal band Kick Axe performed a cover of "The Chain" on Rock the World, their third studio album, released in 1986.
• The hard rock band Taking Dawn performed a cover of "The Chain" on their 2010 debut album titled "Time to Burn (Taking Dawn album)". They regularly perform the song as part of their live sets.
• Country music band Little Big Town has performed a cover of "The Chain" at live concerts.
• Florence and the Machine performed a cover of "The Chain" at the Glastonbury Festival 2010. Introducing the performance, Florence Welch stated that it was a one-off and that they would never play it again.
• The band Puscifer (Maynard James Keenan) covered The Chain during their 2011 tour.
• In their stopover tour of Sydney and Melbourne in 2012 Mumford and Sons played the song alongside support acts Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Willy Mason to finish the show