[1] The song was a commercially successful dance floor single, with cover versions subsequently released by artists in several countries, including in 1987 by American singer Buster Poindexter.

A remix of the song, dubbed as the "World Carnival Mix '94" was later released in 1994 and peaked higher than the original, at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.

In an interview on National Public Radio, Johansen called the tune "the bane of my life,"[4] owing to its pervasive popularity as a karaoke and wedding song.

In 2013, reggaeton artist Don Omar released a cover titled "Feeling Hot" for his live album Hecho en Puerto Rico.

[8] Omar's cover led to Arrow posthumously winning the ASCAP Latin Award in the Urban category.