Kong Syndikat reached No. 26 in Germany, and also reached No. 12 in France in 1987. Former Dexys Midnight Runners singer Kevin Rowland released a version in 1999 Pete Byrne also covered the song on his 2001 solo album The Real Illusion. They Might Be Giants attempted a version of the song in 1990. The uncompleted track was released as an MP3 in 2001. "Concrete and Clay" was also covered on a 1983 EP by Los Angeles band Doll Congress, featuring Michael Penn and keyboardist Patrick Warren. The 1967 album Music to Watch Girls By by the Bob Crewe Generation features instrumental versions of several Bob Crewe produced hits, including "Concrete and Clay". On 28 October 2011, a new version of "Concrete And Clay" by original singer and co-writer Tommy Moeller was released on the Chance Music record label based in Sydney Australia, 47 years after his original version in 1964. The Tommy Moeller album Time is dedicated to "Concrete And Clay" co-writer Brian Parker (1939–2001), and includes three other songs by Moeller and Parker. The cover of the album shows Tommy Moeller at age 19 when he first sang "Concrete And Clay", and in 2011 when the new version by Chance Music was released. Another version from 1973 was recorded by British teenage singer Darren Burn. It failed to chart. A finnish rock band YUP did a cover version "Maa Alla Horjuu" (lit. "The Ground Is Shaking") in 2001 for their re-recordings and covers -album of "Hajoita ja hallitse" (lit. "Divide and rule"). International cover versions The success of "Concrete and Clay" in 1965 resulted in international cover versions that same year, with renderings in: Swedish – "Du för mig" recorded by Lill Lindfors Finnish – "Tunti Vain" recorded by Johnny French – "Comment Elle-Fait" recorded by Richard Anthony German – "Ein Fremder kam vorbei" recorded by Horst Wiegand. Popular culture The Unit 4 + 2 version was featured in the 1998 film Rushmore and was included on its accompanying soundtrack album. "Concrete and Clay" also featured in a Signal White NOW toothpaste commercial. See also List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1960s References 1965 singles Unit 4 + 2 songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles RPM Top Singles number-one singles London Records singles 1965 songs Decca Records singles