[1] Therefore, the band had struck a deal with Preminger; he wanted three new songs by the group, recorded in the span of only ten days.

[1] During this time, the band's primary songwriters, keyboardist Rod Argent and bassist Chris White suffered somewhat from writer's block.

[4] The song was produced in 18 takes,[5] with Johansen praising the production, which in his opinion made the rhythm guitar "delicious crisp", adding that the Vox Continental organ is "sheer bliss".

[2] In keeping with the theme of Bunny Lake Is Missing, the group once again returned to Decca Studios, this time with Preminger in order to re-record the track.

[6] Argent, who sang a part in this version, was insisted by Preminger to sing "clark" instead of clock for the US audience to understand.

[9] As the Zombies still were primarily focused on the American market at this time,[10] "Just Out of Reach" was unvaulted by Parrot Records, who released it as a single on 25 October 1965, backed by "Remember You".

[15] According to Derek Johnson from New Musical Express, "Just Out of Reach" reminded him of the early Zombies, noting the "strident twangs, driving beat" along with the vocals, which he called soulful.