In March, 2009, actors Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones from the BBC show Gavin & Stacey released the song as a single for Comic Relief with Robin Gibb (who co-wrote the song) and Sir Tom Jones as backing singers. The release was titled "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" in reference to the location of Gavin and Stacey at Barry Island.

The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart on March 15, 2009.