Use in Popular Culture
The song was used as the title song in the German version of the TV series Kung Fu. It has been used in many films and television shows since 1990 where there is a light-hearted spirit to the martial arts, including:
- The Simpsons
- The Spirit of '76
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
- Shaolin Soccer
- Little Manhattan
- Epic Movie
- City of God
- Daddy Day Care
- Beverly Hills Ninja
- Sin noticias de Dios
- Scrubs
- Bowfinger
- Kung Fu Panda
- Rush Hour 3
- The Middle
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- Father Ted
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
- Closing credits song for Kebab Connection
- Ek Ajnabee
It also has been used in trailers for the films Kung Fu Panda, Disney's Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, and Kung Fu Hustle, and a cover by Cee-Lo Green and Jack Black is used over the end credits of Kung Fu Panda. This version has partially rewritten lyrics more in keeping with the film's themes.
In the film Horrible Bosses the song is featured as Bobby Pellitt's ringtone, which leads Harkin to find and kill him.
A version was recorded by Tom Jones featuring Ruby for the 1996 film Supercop. The lyrics were slightly changed to reference the film.
It is used as the theme song for the Xbox game Kung Fu Chaos. It is also one of the downloadable duet songs in the game Just Dance 2 for the Wii. A re-recorded version of the song by Douglas is featured in Lego Rock Band & Band Hero. The Bus Stop version has appeared in the video game Dance Dance Revolution, and the original version appeared in Dancing Stage MAX.
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