1983, Melissa Manchester released a faithful cover version as a single that reached No. 33 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was also covered by former American Idol contestant Paris Bennett on her 2007 album Princess P. Another lesser known take was recorded by Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies on their 2001 album Blow in the Wind. Later in 1963, Bobby Comstock and the Counts issued an answer record titled "Your Boyfriend's Back" which peaked at No. 98 in the U.S. Bette Bright and the Illuminations released a cover in 1978 as their debut single. Sarah Brightman released a version of the song on a single in 1981. American child singer Nikka Costa released a cover in 1983 on her album Fairy Tales. A cover by Australian band Chantoozies featured in the film "The Crossing" (1990), with another Australian band Spazzys covering it on their 2004 album Aloha! Go Bananas. The song is featured in the 2006 Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. It was also featured on the U.S. television show American Dreams, where it was sung by Christian Pop singer Stacie Orrico, backed by series stars Brittany Snow and Vanessa Lengies. Parodies, features and references A parody of the song was made in the 1980s for the Chunky candy bar and used in an animated commercial. The song figured prominently in the 1989 made for television film My Boyfriend's Back, which featured Jill Eikenberry, Sandy Duncan and Judith Light as former members of a fictitious girl group the Bouffants. The song is featured in the 1988 film Clean and Sober during a dance sequence. The Angels version was used in the promotional trailers for the 1993 movie My Boyfriend's Back, but was not featured in the film itself. It is briefly referred to in the Dire Straits song "Romeo and Juliet". The jingle promoting Hess Corporation's toy trucks during the Christmas season is set to the tune of "My Boyfriend's Back". ("The Hess truck's back, and it's better than ever...") The title of Aerosmith's record "Permanent Vacation" was taken from a lyric in the song. Humorist Dave Barry is fond of this song, and often references it in his books and columns. In one essay, he says that if he were the President of the United States, "My Boyfriend's Back" would replace "Hail to the Chief" as his arrival song. A parody of the song lyrics was