•
Bonnie Raitt covered the song on her album
The Glow in 1979. •
Phil Vassar released a country version of the song in 2002 for the album
Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top. •
John Farnham also released a cover on his album
33⅓. •
Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra commonly played this song between commercial breaks on the
Late Show with David Letterman. • Australian band
The Casanovas recorded a version for their second album
All Night Long. It is generally considered to be in recognition of former Australian act
The Powder Monkeys who used to regularly play the song live and were a significant influence on the group. • In April 2009
Tower of Power released
Great American Soulbook featuring personal favorite cover songs of the band. Blending soul, funk, jazz,
Tower of Power funkified each tune including their version of "I Thank You".
Sam Moore sang on "Mr. Pitiful" while
Tom Jones guested on "I Thank You". •
Bon Jovi covered the song which appeared on a special 2-disc version of their album
These Days. • Classic rock singer
Paul Rodgers included his version of the song on his 2014
cover album of soul classics
The Royal Sessions. •
Robert Randolph and the Family Band cover the song on the 2017 album
Got Soul with the help of
Cory Henry. •
Tom Jones covered the song in 1970 on his album
Tom. • The European candy company
Storck has used the song in American television advertisements for their
Merci chocolates, with the lyrics being paraphrased to convey the singer giving thanks to the recipient of the candy for various things they had done. • The song features in the 2017 film ''
A Dog's Purpose''. • Sam Moore's spoken introduction is adapted by the British
ska band
Symarip in the introduction to their 1970 hit single "
Skinhead Moonstomp". • A version of the song appears on
The Commitments, Vol. 2: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by the film's eponymous band. •
Carl Wilson of
The Beach Boys performed the song live on several occasions during his solo performances. ==Charts==