In 2012, "Hanging On" was covered by English recording artist Ellie Goulding for her second studio album, Halcyon. An alternative version featuring English rapper Tinie Tempah was released as a free download on 10 July 2012 via Goulding's SoundCloud page, serving as a promotional single for the album. The accompanying music video was directed by Ben Newbury and released on 13 July. The original version of the song was featured in the Gossip Girl episode "The Revengers", the Nikita episode "Til Death Do Us Part" and on the soundtrack to film adaption of The Host. In February 2013, the Living Phantoms remix was used in the "From Ashes" live-action trailer for the PlayStation 3 video game God of War: Ascension.