DURAN DURAN save a prayer, 7" single, EMI 5327

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In 1995, English musical duo Shut Up and Dance prominently sampled "Save a Prayer" on their song "Save It 'til the Mourning After". [43] It was released as a single and reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1995, becoming the duo's second top-40 hit in the UK. [44] It also reached number 41 on the Dutch Single Top 100, becoming their only song to chart in the Netherlands. [45] Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Jones, Alan (1983). "The Top 100 UK Singles". Chart File Volume 2. London: Virgin Books. pp.80–81. ISBN 0-907080-73-1. Duran Duran – Save a Prayer %5BSpecial Edited Version%5D" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 November 2020. EODM (Eagles of Death Metal) – Save a Prayer" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

In December 2019, Canadian electronic duo Bob Moses released a cover version of the song on their Unplugged EP. The Duran Duran Timeline". www.durandurantimeline.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008 . Retrieved 9 August 2022. Duran Duran's Official Top 20 most-streamed songs revealed". Official Charts. 26 October 2021 . Retrieved 12 June 2022.EODM (Eagles of Death Metal) – Save a Prayer" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 November 2015. Single version: at approximately 4:35 "Save a prayer 'til the morning after" is repeated four times until fade out. European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol.2, no.10. 11 March 1985. p.10. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History. Hunt, James (17 September 2021). "Every Song In Sex Education Season 3". Screen Rant . Retrieved 19 September 2021. Shut Up and Dance – Save It 'til the Mourning After" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 3 April 2023.

A live version of the song was released in 1985. On the live version Le Bon dedicates the song to Marvin Gaye, who had been fatally shot the day before the concert was recorded in April 1984. The video was taken from Duran Duran's Oakland, California concerts that were filmed for the Arena (An Absurd Notion) video.

In 2009, British singer-songwriter Kate Walsh released a cover version of the song on her album Peppermint Radio. Masterton, James (26 March 1995). "Week Ending April 1st 1995". Chart Watch UK . Retrieved 3 April 2023. Taylor, John (2012). In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death & Duran Duran. London: Sphere. p.178. ISBN 9780751549041. a b c Taylor, Andy (2008). Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran. London: Orion Publishing Group. p.100. ISBN 978-0-7528-8338-0. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.97. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.