 To remedy the situation and to avoid legal action, the band gave co-songwriting credit on "Peek-a-Boo" to Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer.Rap artist Sir Mix-a-Lot used elements of the song's themes about sex work for a track on his 1989 "Seminar"; while initial pressings featured actual samples from the song, repressings removed the samples.The music video was chosen by "The Chart Show" to be their "Best Video of the Year" for 1988.