It was also in North America that "Rock and Roll Part 2" became popularly associated with sports, (especially in American football), as a number of professional teams began to play the song during games to invigorate the audience.

In North America, "Rock and Roll Part 2" became popularly associated with sports, as a number of professional teams adopted the song for use during games, primarily to signify scores and victories, or to otherwise invigorate the crowd.

It was played first in a sport setting in 1974 at games for the Kalamazoo Wings of the high-minor International Hockey League by Kevin O'Brien, the team's public relations and marketing director.

[11] In 2019, "Rock and Roll Part 2" appeared in Todd Phillips' film Joker as Arthur Fleck dances down a staircase, generating public controversy.

[13] A cover version of Part 1, entitled 'Rock 'n' Roll', was recorded and released by British electronic music group The Human League and included on their EP Holiday '80 (1980).

[26] Northern Ireland post-punk group The Undertones recorded "Rock n Roll" for their fourth BBC Radio 1 session for John Peel in January 1980.

[30] Part 2 was also sampled by Argentinian musician Gustavo Cerati in his song "Paseo Inmoral" from his album Bocanada (1999).