Cover Versions
- Filipino pop and R&B band South Border covered and included the song in their 1998 album Bump!.
- British indie folk band Noah and the Whale covered the song as a B-side in 2008.
- Hot Club de Paris also recorded a version for a B-Side in 2007.
- Jens Lekman, a Swedish pop artist, also plays an acoustic cover of this song, minus the chorus at his shows.
- American jamband moe. have performed an electric version of this song at their concerts with Al Schnier singing the lyrics.
- Inspection 12, a pop-punk band from Florida, recorded an acoustic version complete with harmony, egg shakers and hand claps on their album Get Rad.
- German Dance-Duo DJ Akki and Danny Homes (as Think Pink) recorded the song in 2010 as "You Can Call Me Al 2010".
- Miami Horror performed the song as their encore performance on their Melbourne show (24 November 2010) of the "Holidays Tour".
- Dead Cat Bounce play the song in their live cover version sets.
- American indietronica band The Limousines released a cover of the song for free download on their website in 2012.
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