"Dust in the Wind" was parodied by comedian Tim Hawkins, the parody called "A Whiff of Kansas" which is on the "Pretty Pink Tractor" album, and a video parody on the "Insanitized" live DVD. In 2016, the music video for the song was parodied on "The Late Late Show with James Corden". In the 2003 movie "Old School", the song was sung by Frank "The Tank" Ricard played by Will Ferrell, at the funeral for Joseph "Blue" Pulaski, a fraternity brother, played by Joseph Patrick Cranshaw, and as such, the song appears on the movie's soundtrack.