In 1990, and again in 1999, the song was remixed by several noted DJs, including Peter Rauhofer and Richard "Humpty" Vission.

In October of the same year, this renewed interest in the song sent "Situation" to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a second time.

[5] The song was heavily sampled in the Saturdays' 2008 debut single "If This Is Love".

Moyet's laugh at the start of the track has been sampled on several different recordings, including the 1995 smash dance hit "Macarena" by Los del Río.

Tom Jones covered the song on his 1994 album The Lead and How to Swing It.