| "Just a Job to Do" | ||||
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| Song by Genesis from the album Genesis | ||||
| Released | October 3, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | February – August 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | Atlantic, Virgin, Vertigo | |||
| Writer | Mike Rutherford | |||
| Composer | Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford | |||
| Producer | Genesis, Hugh Padgham | |||
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"Just a Job to Do" is a song by Genesis. It was released on their 1983 self-titled album Genesis. The lyrics, written by guitarist–bassist Mike Rutherford, tell the story of a private investigator chasing down his subject.[1] The basic theme of the refrain is that the protagonist has a name and a number, and from that will home in on his target.
The song was used as the theme song for the short-lived 1985 ABC TV series The Insiders. It was also used during a climactic gun battle aboard Victor Kiriakis' yacht during an episode of Days of our Lives in the mid-80's.
The song's working title during recording sessions was "M J".[2]