Dave Marsh, in his Book of Rock Lists[7] named the version by the Human Beinz "The most negative song to hit the Top 40," noting that the word "no" is sung over 100 times in a mere 2:16.

George Thorogood and the Destroyers recorded a version more faithful to the Human Beinz cover than to the Isleys' original, and released it on 1982's Bad to the Bone.

A lip-sync of the Human Beinz version was used in the cold open of the first episode of the seventh season of the American TV series The Office, "Nepotism", featuring all the characters of the show.

[13] A parody of this was performed by the CBS Orchestra on The Late Show With David Letterman for the "Know Your Current Events" audience participation game (particularly the repeated "no" part, as the homonym "know").

The Human Beinz version has been featured in many movies as well, such as when Mike Sarne sings it in the film Seaside Swingers (1965) under the title "Indubitably Me".