the song was later covered by darts and the manhattan transfer, both becoming chart hits in the uk and us respectively. darts peaked at no. 2 in the uk singles chart in may 1978, while the manhattan transfer's version, featuring janis siegel on lead, peaked at no. 7 on the us "billboard" hot 100 in august 1981. the song also inspired a response song by the beach boys, "the girl from new york city", from their 1965 album "summer days (and summer nights!!)".