 Following Harrison's death, Japanese band the Collectors contributed a recording of "What Is Life" to the Gentle Guitar Dreams tribute album, released in May 2002. Classical guitarist Joseph Breznikar recorded a version of the song for his 2003 tribute album George Harrison Remembered: A Touch of Class. In November 2004, Neal Morse released his recording of "What Is Life" on the special-edition version of his album One. Les Fradkin included a cover of "What Is Life" on his 2005 tribute CD Something for George.
