Hard to Beat have put in and lets us think "we should try that next time" it helps teach us." During a live performance of Cinderella on Musicool, which was reworked in a modern day setting, the song "Hard to Beat" was featured among other songs such as "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera and "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs. A remix of "Hard to Beat" by London Elektricity headlined the release of Hospital Records' "Weapons of Mass Creation 3" LP in April 2007. The song is featured in the PlayStation 2 video game, "SingStar Rocks!". This song was used
There's a Riot Goin' On ultimately discovered that his utopia had a ghetto, and he brilliantly tore the whole thing down on "There's a Riot Goin' On", which does not refute the joy of his earlier music." In addition to being featured near the top of several major publications' "best album" lists, "Riot" was also ranked at number 99 on "Rolling Stone"s 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, one of four Sly & the Family Stone entries to be included on the list; it is the second highest of the band's entries, preceded by "Greatest Hits" (#60), and followed by "Stand!"