 The single was released with "Unhappy Girl" as the B-side.British group Echo & the Bunnymen recorded a cover version of "People Are Strange" for the soundtrack of the 1987 film "The Lost Boys".It was subsequently released as a single in 1987 (see 1987 in music) reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1988 and number 13 on the Irish Singles Chart in 1991.