<P> The song has been covered or sampled by many musical acts . </P> <Ul> <Li> Roots reggae artist BB Seaton did a version on his 1973 album of the same name </Li> <Li> British reggae band Black Slate also did a cover on their 1980 Ensign Records album Amigo </Li> <Li> The rock band The Pretenders recorded a cover version of this song that was included on their 1984 album Learning to Crawl . Featuring Paul Carrack on keyboards and backing vocals and released as a single, peaking at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #49 on the UK Singles Chart . This version changed the lyrics from first - person viewpoint to second - person . </Li> <Li> A sample of "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" was featured in the song "Washed Away" by the hip - hop band Arrested Development . This song can be found on their 1992 album 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...</Li> <Li> Also in 1992, rapper Kid Frost sampled this song on his track "Thin Line". This song is included on his album East Side Story and reached #82 on the Billboard R&B chart . </Li> <Li> In 1995, Annie Lennox recorded a cover of this song that was featured on her second solo album Medusa . </Li> <Li> In 1996, R&B vocal trio H - Town recorded the song, which was included in the film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate starring Martin Lawrence . Released as "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate", this version featured Shirley Murdock on female vocals and reached #6 on the Billboard R&B chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 . </Li> <Li> In 2000, Chrissie Hynde performed a cover version on Da Ali G Show . During the performance, Ali G said the song was "depressing", and sped it up into a jungle song, with backup dancers . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Roots reggae artist BB Seaton did a version on his 1973 album of the same name </Li> <Li> British reggae band Black Slate also did a cover on their 1980 Ensign Records album Amigo </Li>

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