[2] In 1979, a studio version was released as a B-side to the non-album single of "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" (a cover of the Otis Redding hit).

This studio version was released on LP on the 1982 greatest hits album Rematch following the success of the Rick Springfield version, although Australian pressings of Hagar's 1980 album Danger Zone featured it as a bonus track closing side one.

Keith Olsen was asked to produce several tracks for the album and, after listening to Springfield's demos, he selected "Jessie's Girl".

Olson also felt that Springfield should include a cover song on the album, which ended up being "I've Done Everything for You".

[citation needed] Record World said that the song "rocks with non-stop authority" and "sports a power-pop hook and furious guitar/keyboard rip.