Cover Versions
- The song has been covered by several artists, including Mazzy Star, Human Drama, Iggy Pop, Echo & the Bunnymen, Roky Erickson, Billy Idol and Third Eye Blind.
- Lou Reed later performed "Heroin" live in his glam rock style, featuring the guitarists Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. The resulting thirteen minute track is included on his live album Rock 'n' Roll Animal, released in 1974.
- Brian Bell and Patrick Wilson from Weezer covered the song.
- Električni Orgazam's lead vocalist, Srđan Gojković, recorded a cover version of the song for an art exhibition of Andy Warhol's works at the Modern Arts Museum in Zagreb, released in 2008 on his compilation Muzika za film, TV i muzej
- Classical composer David Lang arranged the song for voice and cello
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