Appearances in Popular Culture
- The song is played during the Manhattan gallery scene in the hip-hop film Wild Style (1983)
- Blondie's recording is featured in the film 200 Cigarettes (1999)
- The song appears in the film The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
- Blondie's version is used on Nip/Tuck last chapter of its first season, "Escobar Gallardo".
- The Blondie track is also featured in the Steve McQueen film Shame (2011).
- The hook's melody is used in dubstep producer Doctor P's song "Galaxies & Stars."
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