to Vicki Sue’s". He also remarked that it has "the same Latin vibe as the best of Miami Sound Machine". Music video A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by German feature film director and producer Marcus Nispel. It features Gloria performing with her band atop of a large building, while a helicopter are flying in the air above them. In between, there are clips from the movie The Specialist. The video was later published on Gloria's official YouTube channel in October 2013, and had generated almost 10 million views as of January 2023. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Other versions and appearances in media The chorus is used in the lead out of the 1982 Soft Cell song "Memorabilia". Lil Suzy covered the song for her 1993 album Back to Dance. It was released as the lead single. Cobra Starship covered the song for the MTV movie of the same name. A television advertisement for "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" featuring Megan Mullally contains the parody "Turn the Tub Around" In the second Star Wars Family Guy episode, the song is parodied as "Turn the Ship Around". In 2003, the Gloria Estefan's version is used in Mitsubishi Kuda Grandia advertisement in Indonesia along with the three Bon Jovi songs: It's My Life, Always and Everyday. The 2005 song "Perfection" by Dannii Minogue and the Soul Seekerz samples "Turn the Beat Around". This song was covered many times on American Idol. Both Carmen Rasmusen and Diana DeGarmo performed this song at the Top 6 of American Idol Season 2 and Season 3, respectively. Haley Scarnato also covered this on the sixth season of American Idol. Jessica Sanchez performed the song on the Top 12 of American Idol Season 11. This song is featured on the 2012 movie Pitch Perfect, as part of the performance by the group Barden Bellas. The song appeared in the 2015 movie The Martian directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. The song is featured in the 2016 Netflix series "The Get Down" created by Baz Luhrmann. The Vicki Sue Robinson recording of the song appears in the 2016 episode of the drama Elementary, “Turn it Upside-Down”. The beat from the Vikki Sue Robinson original was used in the Jam & Spoon trance classic Odyssey to Anyoona. References 1976 singles 1994 singles 1976 songs Atlantic Records singles Epic