Miscellaneous
The intro to the song was used in the film The Boat that Rocked during the unsuccessful police raid scene.
The song was used in the soundtrack of the Dennis Hopper film Easy Rider.
The opening segment combined with the chorus part at 1:03 was used for an automobile headlights advertisement, by Sylvania.
Featured in a Jiffy Lube TV ad campaign of the 1990s, "I can drive for miles and miles".
Rock singer Tina Turner covered the song for her 1975 solo album, Acid Queen.
This song is included in the Apollo 13 soundtrack.
It was covered by Japanese thrash metal band Outrage for their 2004 album Cause for Pause.
In 2005, "I Can See for Miles" was covered by Styx for the album Big Bang Theory.
Also in 2005, Petra Haden covered "I Can See for Miles" on Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out, an album which covers The Who Sell Out in its entirety.
In 2007, country music star Marty Stuart teamed up with bluegrass quintet Old Crow Medicine Show to cover the song on the album Compadres, which consists of Stuart's covers of famous songs with other guest musicians.
"I Can See for Miles" also appeared in Rhino Records' 1995 compilation Golden Throats: the Great Celebrity Sing Off. The cover was sung by actor Frankie Randall.
"I Can See for Miles" was also included in a commercial for American Honda Motors in September and October 2007.
The song, along with "I Can't Explain", was covered by Incubus in 2008 at Vh1's Rock Honors show, which was a tribute to The Who.
This song is part of the soundtrack of Rock Band 3.
This song is used as the opening and closing credits of the TV sitcom Supernova.
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