Cover Versions and References To The Song
- 2002: American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini sang "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" on the first season of the show.
- 2007: A part of the lyrics to Justice's "D.A.N.C.E." refer to Jackson's song, and are said to be in homage to the singer.
- 2008: Similar to "D.A.N.C.E", the song "New Classic", featured in Warner Brothers' film Another Cinderella Story, refers to the Jackson song (creating the backronym "paid, young, and taking on the world from the driver's seat/trying everything just to reach your dreams").
- 2010: San Franciscan pop band Snowblink covered the song for their 3/12/2010 Daytrotter session.
- 2010: R&B singers T-Pain and Robin Thicke covered the song for Quincy Jones' album, Q: Soul Bossa Nostra.
- 2011: A cover of the song is featured in the episode "Silly Love Songs" of the television series Glee, sung by the character Artie Abrams (played by Kevin McHale).
- 2012: The Wood Brothers performed a version of the song for The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series.
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