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Curiously, the original multi-tracks of this song have been made available in collector's circles and on the internet.
- The song is played in the movies In the Name of the Father (1995) Six Days Seven Nights (1998) Lake Placid (1999) and 50 First Dates (2004).
- Barbadian recording artist Rihanna covered the song during her first worldwide Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007—09). The performance is included in her DVD album Good Girl Gone Bad Live.
- Scott Matthews has the song as a bonus track on his album Elsewhere
- The song is also featured as the theme for the ending credits of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball as well as its sequel, Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
- In 1980, it was covered by The Pat Travers Band on their Crash and Burn (Pat Travers Band album) LP.
- In 2003, it was covered by Three Plus, a reggae music group from Hawai'i. Sung by Karl Zinsman Jr., Three Plus' album "3+ 4 U" which featured the cover, won the 2003 Na Hoku Hanohano Award (Hawaii's equivalent to 'The Grammys') for Reggae Album of the Year. Their version is also featured on the 2010 compilation album Putamayo Presents: "Tribute To A Reggae Legend: Bob Marley".
- In 2006, it was covered by Karen Lane and Paul Malsom on their album 'Can't Help It', 33JAZZ141.
- In 2010, it was covered by Corinne Bailey Rae and released digitally as a single and on 2011's The Love E.P.. The Bailey Rae's version won Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at 54th Grammy Awards.
- In the book Marley and Me, author John Grogan says that he & his wife Jenny came up with Marley's name when, during an argument about what to name their dog, Jenny walked to the tape deck and pushed play, and the song started playing.
- A reference to the song is made in the lyrics "Just like the song on our radio set / We’ll share the shelter of my single bed" from James Blunt song "Stay the Night", the first single of the 2010 album "Some Kind of Trouble".
- Bon Jovi's song Lay Your Hands on Me opens with the lyrics "you're ready, I'm willing, and able. Help me lay my cards down on the table", which bearly a clear similarity to Is This Love's lyrics.
- Allen Stone performs his cover on the tour of his self-entitled album "Allen Stone".
- Adam Lambert covered the song in an acoustic set in Sydney, Australia in the summer of 2012.
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