His Master's Voice licensed Capitol Records to release the song "Hand Jive 6-5" in the U.S., backed with "Ramshackle Daddy" (3937), by British group Don Lang and his "Frantic Five" in March 1958.
Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis has a track titled "Hand Jive," written by drummer Tony Williams, on the album Nefertiti from 1967.
[7] Additionally, "Willie and the Hand Jive" was played on several occasions by the New Riders of the Purple Sage featuring Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead.
On a DVD audio commentary for the movie, choreographer Patricia Birch mentions that the dance also went by the much more risque name "hand job", but the title was changed as Grease was aimed at a family audience.
The hand movements are also featured in John Waters' 1988 film Hairspray, as the special education class does this behind the teacher's back during the Pledge of Allegiance.
Contestants of the British version of Blockbusters, a television game show, would perform a hand-jive over the theme tune during the closing credits.