 After its use in the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" an "incredibly infectious song" from which it became virtually known as 'the Ferris Bueller song' the song was used in various other film soundtracks through the end of the decade and developed a reputation as a 1980s Hollywood cliche.It was prominently used in the 1987 film "The Secret of My Success".Film critic Jonathan Bernstein observed that despite never reaching hit status, the song "has become synonymous with avarice and lust.