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In 2004, a band called 4-4-2 covered this song as "Come On England" with altered lyrics to support the England national football team during their appearance in the 2004 European Championships. Other artists to have covered the song include the ska band Save Ferris (who replaced the strings with a horn section), folk metal band Skyclad, French art band Nouvelle Vague, the Japanese band nil, and Badly Drawn Boy.
On 7 August 2005 the song was used to wake the astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery on the final day of STS-114 in reference to commander Eileen Collins.
The song was used in the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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