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==Cover versions and samples== In 1996, British hip hop group [[Kaleef]]'s re-working of the song reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title= Kaleef |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |access-date= 9 July 2014 |url= http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2483/KALEEF/}}</ref> In 1997, a cover version by soul singer [[Omar Lye-Fook|Omar]] reached number 37 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title= Omar |publisher= Official Charts Company |access-date= 9 July 2014 |url= http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25480/OMAR/}}</ref> In 2007, British singer [[Jamelia]] released the single "[[No More (Jamelia song)|No More]]", which heavily samples "Golden Brown".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/jamelia-don-t-call-me-a-celebrity-416946.html|title=Jamelia: Don't call me a celebrity|website=Independent|last=Mugan|first=Chris|date=2 September 2006|access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6mUrMQ5zqa9roedhQpMO1J?si=w49Rcz7XQVujoQ9YuqFFHg|title=Jamelia - No More (mixes)|website=Spotify|date=9 March 2007|access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref> In 2012, Cornwell sang a [[mariachi]] version of the song, backed by Mexican-British band Mariachi Mexteca (later known as the Mariachis).<ref>{{cite news |last=Goodman |first=William |date=14 August 2012 |title=Check out 'Golden Brown' performed with a mariachi band |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/check-out-golden-brown-performed-with-a-mariachi-band/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124162310/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/check-out-golden-brown-performed-with-a-mariachi-band/ |archive-date=January 24, 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024 |newspaper=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy8Y3R4dXyc|title="Golden Brown" - Mariachi Mexteca (now known as The Mariachis) feat. Hugh Cornwell|date=18 July 2012|via=YouTube}}</ref> In 2020, British [[YouTube]]r and saxophonist Laurence Mason's cover of "Golden Brown" in the style of [[Dave Brubeck]]'s "[[Take Five]]" was viewed over a million times, leading to a commercial release via [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] and [[iTunes]] and as a [[Phonograph record|vinyl]] single under the title ''Take Vibe EP''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Single of the Week: The Take Vibe E.P. |url=http://www.djdmac.com/blog/single-of-the-week/single-week-take-vibe-e-p/ |url-status=dead |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=DJ D-Mac & Associates}}</ref> The vinyl release stayed two weeks in the top 40 of the [[Official Vinyl Singles Chart]], peaking at No. 24.<ref>{{cite web|title= Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40: 23 October 2020 β 29 October 2020 |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |access-date= 19 February 2021 |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-singles-chart/20201023/897/}}</ref> By 2025, the video had received more than 11 million views.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qs1J612nZs|title=Dave Brubeck - Golden Brown|date=11 May 2020|via=YouTube}}</ref>
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