Cover Versions
- In 1975, Aerosmith recorded a cover of "Helter Skelter", but it was not released until 1991, on the Pandora's Box compilation. The cover charted at #21 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
- In 1978, Siouxsie and the Banshees included a cover of this song on The Scream. A live version of the song appears on their 1983 album Nocturne.
- In 1980, Dianne Heatherington included a significant rearrangement of the song on her Epic album, Heatherington Rocks; the song was also released as a single.
- In 1981, Pat Benatar released a cover of "Helter Skelter" as the final track on Precious Time.
- In 1983, Mötley Crüe recorded their version of this song on their Shout at the Devil album (1983). It has also appeared on their 1999 and 2006 live albums, Live: Entertainment or Death and Carnival Of Sins Live, respectively, and again on their 2005 compilation album, Red, White & Crüe.
- In 1983, The Bobs released an a cappella version on their eponymous album. It earned them a 1984 Grammy nomination for best new arrangement of an existing song.
- In 1985, Mari Hamada released a cover of this song on her Blue Revolution album.
- In 1985, Ukrainian university student Oleg Skripka recorded an 8-minute version of the song with TISM's Humphrey B. Flaubert on drums. That version, and 5 other songs from the session, were released as the album Salzburg in 1996.
- In 1988, U2 released a live cover version of "Helter Skelter" as the opening track on their Rattle and Hum album (see below).
- In 1989, Skinny Puppy released the song "Worlock", which includes a movement where samples of Charles Manson singing the first verse of "Helter Skelter" are played on top of samples from The Beatles' song. A music video exists and features short clips of Lennon, Manson and McCartney.
- In 1989, Gillan released a cover of "Helter Skelter" as a bonus track on the reissue of Magic.
- In 1989, Vow Wow recorded "Helter Skelter", released it as a single and named their album after the song.
- In 1997, Dimension Zero included a cover of the song on Penetrations from the Lost World.
- In 1997, Skrew included a cover of the song on Angel Seed XXIII.
- In 1999, Joe Lynn Turner release a cover of the song on his fifth solo album Under Cover 2.
- In 2000, Oasis released a studio version which was released as B-sides to "Go Let It Out" and "Who Feels Love?".
- In 2007, the Stereophonics release a cover of the song as a bonus-track on the Japanese release of Pull the Pin.
- In 2007, Dana Fuchs performs the song in Across the Universe.
- In 2007, Beatallica recorded a parody called "Helvester of Skelter", which also was a parody of the Metallica song "Harvester of Sorrow".
- In 2008, Autolux released a cover of the song as a B-side on their single "Audience No. 2".
- In 2009, Thrice released a cover of the song as a bonus track on their album Beggars.
- In 2011, Thrice's cover version of the song was used with the Red Faction: Armageddon trailer.
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