Editing Born to Be Wild (section)

==Cover versions==
{{Infobox song
 |name          = Born to Be Wild
 |cover         = 
 |alt           = 
 |caption       = 
 |type          = single
 |artist        = [[Kim Wilde]]
 |album         = 
 |B-side        = All About Me
 |released      = 2002
 |recorded      = 
 |studio        = 
 |venue         = 
 |genre         = 
 |length        = 3:23 (Radio Mix)
 |label         = [[Edel Records|Edel]]
 |writer        = [[Mars Bonfire]]
 |producer      = [[Ricky Wilde|Ricki Wilde]]
 |prev_title    = [[Loved (song)|Loved]]
 |prev_year     = 2001
 |next_title    = [[Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime]]
 |next_year     = 2003
 |misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ayQN8wVCTQk|"Born to Be Wild"}}}}
}}

In 1985, the song was covered by Australian band [[Rose Tattoo]]. Their version peaked at number 25 in Australia.<ref name="AUS"/> In 2002, it was covered by [[Kim Wilde]] and released as a nonalbum single. Her cover reached number 84 in Germany<ref name="GER"/> and number 71 in Switzerland.<ref name="SWI"/> Belgian singer Tanja Dexters also covered the song in 2002. Her version peaked at number 21 in Belgium.<ref name="BEL"/>

Other artists who covered this song include [[Hinder]],<ref>{{cite news|first= Maura |last= Johnston |author-link=Maura Johnston |title= The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 15: Hinder, "Born To Be Wild" |newspaper= [[The Village Voice]] |date= December 11, 2009 |url= http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/12/the_50_worst_so_12.php |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 27, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140727142533/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/12/the_50_worst_so_12.php}}</ref> [[Etta James]],<ref name="Cover"/> [[Link Wray]],<ref name="Cover">{{cite book |first= Bob |last= Leszczak |year= 2014 |title= Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists |publisher= [[Rowman & Littlefield]] |page= 25 |isbn= 978-1-4422-3321-8}}</ref> [[Slade]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Stephen |last= Cook |title= Slade – Slade Alive! |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 18, 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/slade-alive%21-mw0000543940}}</ref> [[The Cult]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Ned |last= Raggett |title= The Cult – Electric |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 18, 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/electric-mw0000189571}}</ref> [[INXS]],<ref name="Cover"/> [[Ozzy Osbourne]] with [[Miss Piggy]],<ref>{{cite web|first= James Christopher |last= Monger |title= Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 18, 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/prince-of-darkness-mw0000249206}}</ref> [[Bruce Springsteen]],<ref name="Cover"/> [[Slayer]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Richie |last= Unterberger |author-link= Richie Unterberger |title= Various Artists – NASCAR on Fox: Crank It Up |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 18, 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/nascar-on-fox-crank-it-up-mw0000222882}}</ref> [[Blue Öyster Cult]],<ref name="Cover"/> [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]],<ref name="Cover"/> [[Fanfare Ciocărlia]],<ref name="Borat">{{cite web|first= Heather |last= Phares |title= Original Soundtrack – Borat [Original Soundtrack] |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 18, 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/borat-original-soundtrack-mw0000563799}}</ref> [[Krokus (band)|Krokus]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Alexey |last= Eremenko |title= Krokus – Hoodoo |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= July 18, 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/hoodoo-mw0001967986}}</ref> [[Wilson Pickett]],<ref name="Cover"/> and [[La Renga]].<ref>{{cite web|title= El día en que La Renga hizo estallar el Víctor Jara por primera vez |website= Irock.cl |date= July 9, 2013 |access-date= January 30, 2014 |url= http://www.irock.cl/articulos-el-dia-en-que-la-renga-hizo-estallar-el-victor-jara-por-primera-vez/ |language= es}}</ref>

===Charts===
====Rose Tattoo version====
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (1985)
!Peak <br/>position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="AUS">{{cite web|title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 |publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date= June 17, 2014 |url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=21533&pages=}}</ref>
|align="center"|25
|}

====Kim Wilde version====
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2002)
!Peak <br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Germany|84|artist=Kim Wilde|song=Born To Be Wild|songid=5387|refname="GER"}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|71|artist=Kim Wilde|song=Born To Be Wild|refname="SWI"}}
|}

====Tanja Dexters version====
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2002)
!Peak <br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|21|artist=Tania Dexter|song=Born To Be Wild|refname="BEL"}}
|}